CVE-2026-46278

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix segfault when updating ftrace mask Fix invalid data access by passing right data for debugfs entry. [ 171.549793] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 171.559248] Mem abort info: [ 171.562173] ESR = 0x0000000096000044 [ 171.566227] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 171.573108] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 171.576448] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 171.579745] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 171.584760] Data abort info: [ 171.588012] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 171.593734] CM = 0, WnR = 1, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 171.598962] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 171.604471] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000083837000 [ 171.611358] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 171.618500] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000044 [#1] SMP [ 171.624222] Modules linked in: powervr drm_shmem_helper drm_gpuvm... [ 171.656580] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 549 Comm: bash Not tainted 7.0.0-rc2-g730b257ba723-dirty #13 PREEMPT [ 171.665773] Hardware name: BeagleBoard.org BeaglePlay (DT) [ 171.671296] pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 171.678306] pc : pvr_fw_trace_mask_set+0x78/0x154 [powervr] [ 171.683959] lr : pvr_fw_trace_mask_set+0x4c/0x154 [powervr] [ 171.689593] sp : ffff8000835ebb90 [ 171.692929] x29: ffff8000835ebc00 x28: ffff000005c60f80 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 171.700130] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff00000504af28 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 171.707324] x23: ffff00000504af50 x22: 0000000000000203 x21: 0000000000000000 [ 171.714518] x20: ffff000005c44a80 x19: ffff000005c457b8 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 171.721715] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000aaaae8887580 [ 171.728908] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffff8000835ebc30 [ 171.736095] x11: ffff00000504af2a x10: ffff00008504af29 x9 : 0fffffffffffffff [ 171.743286] x8 : ffff8000835ebbf8 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000002a [ 171.750479] x5 : ffff00000504af2e x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000010 [ 171.757674] x2 : 0000000000000203 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff8000835ebba0 [ 171.764871] Call trace: [ 171.767342] pvr_fw_trace_mask_set+0x78/0x154 [powervr] (P) [ 171.772984] simple_attr_write_xsigned.isra.0+0xe0/0x19c [ 171.778341] simple_attr_write+0x18/0x24 [ 171.782296] debugfs_attr_write+0x50/0x98 [ 171.786341] full_proxy_write+0x6c/0xa8 [ 171.790208] vfs_write+0xd4/0x350 [ 171.793561] ksys_write+0x70/0x108 [ 171.796995] __arm64_sys_write+0x1c/0x28 [ 171.800952] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x10c [ 171.804740] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0 [ 171.809487] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 171.812834] el0_svc+0x34/0x108 [ 171.816013] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4 [ 171.820237] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c [ 171.823939] Code: 32000262 b90ac293 1a931056 9134e293 (b9000036) [ 171.830073] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

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

1. 2026-06-08 17:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-07-23 08:10 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

2026-06-08 17:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-07-23 08:10 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 7.0.4
• Linux Kernel 7.1

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

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