Local service interruption via missing VMA flags
Published Jun 8, 2026 · Updated Jun 8, 2026
Denial of service in the Linux kernel allows local users to trigger a kernel warning by mapping an imported DMA buffer through videobuf2. The vb2_dma_sg_mmap function omits VM_DONTEXPAND and VM_DONTDUMP from the new VMA, so a later DRM GEM mapping reaches a warning that can panic the host. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access, an imported buffer handled through vb2_dma_sg_memops, and warning-to-panic behavior for a system crash.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in the Linux kernel allows local users to trigger a kernel warning by mapping an imported DMA buffer through videobuf2. The vb2_dma_sg_mmap function omits VM_DONTEXPAND and VM_DONTDUMP from the new VMA, so a later DRM GEM mapping reaches a warning that can panic the host. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access, an imported buffer handled through vb2_dma_sg_memops, and warning-to-panic behavior for a system crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-46312
- Published
- Jun 8, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.6.39
- Affected versionversion=5ba3f757f0592ca001266b4a6214d0332349909c <1a1360264f699521e001e7739009ee3ee3c6a4f5
- Affected versionversion=5ba3f757f0592ca001266b4a6214d0332349909c <21fade52ab9fb13368a5709e60b0d9909197aeae
- Affected versionversion=5ba3f757f0592ca001266b4a6214d0332349909c <7254b31a13aaa0c2c0f9ffbc335b718656117ff4
- Affected versionversion=5ba3f757f0592ca001266b4a6214d0332349909c <b4cf91658a636618f1437beec971dec25dec28eb
- Affected versionversion=5ba3f757f0592ca001266b4a6214d0332349909c <feb17524aa4ec337749344be0db52b88663e25ab
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