CVE-2026-46214 | vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch virtio_transport_recv_listen() calls sk_acceptq_added() before vsock_assign_transport(). If vsock_assign_transport() fails or selects a different transport, the error path returns without calling sk_acceptq_removed(), permanently incrementing sk_ack_backlog. After approximately backlog+1 such failures, sk_acceptq_is_full() returns true, causing the listener to reject all new connections. Fix by moving sk_acceptq_added() to after the transport validation, matching the pattern used by vmci_transport and hyperv_transport.

Published: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-06-01 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-46214 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46214

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.02%

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-46214

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-46214

GHSA-4ghp-qfgj-33p6 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix accept...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46214

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-46214 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46214
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46214
suse medium CVE-2026-46214 severity moderate: SUSE including 18 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 57 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0, … (13 product lines)): Known Not Affected 53, Fixed 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46214/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46214 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, needed 100, released 84, not-affected 45. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46214

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References for CVE-2026-46214

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