CVE-2026-46222

5.5 MEDIUM 0.1% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety OS & kernel

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rockchip: rkcif: Add missing MUST_CONNECT flag to pads The pads missed checks for connected devices which may a null dereference when the stream is enabled. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020 pc : rkcif_interface_enable_streams+0x48/0xf0 lr : rkcif_interface_enable_streams+0x44/0xf0 Call trace: rkcif_interface_enable_streams+0x48/0xf0 v4l2_subdev_enable_streams+0x26c/0x3f0 rkcif_stream_start_streaming+0x140/0x278 vb2_start_streaming+0x74/0x188 vb2_core_streamon+0xe0/0x1d8 vb2_ioctl_streamon+0x60/0xa8 v4l_streamon+0x2c/0x40 __video_do_ioctl+0x34c/0x400 video_usercopy+0x2d0/0x800 video_ioctl2+0x20/0x60 v4l2_ioctl+0x48/0x78

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-05-28 10:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 10:53 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-05-28 10:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 10:53 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Linux Kernel < 7.0.9

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record