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CVE-2026-46066

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix num_ops off-by-one when crypto allocation fails move_dirty_folio_in_page_array() may fail if the file is encrypted, the dirty folio is not the first in the batch, and it fails to allocate a bounce buffer to hold the ciphertext. When that happens, ceph_process_folio_batch() simply redirties the folio and flushes the current batch -- it can retry that folio in a future batch. However, if this failed folio is not contiguous with the last folio that did make it into the batch, then ceph_process_folio_batch() has already incremented `ceph_wbc->num_ops`; because it doesn't follow through and add the discontiguous folio to the array, ceph_submit_write() -- which expects that `ceph_wbc->num_ops` accurately reflects the number of contiguous ranges (and therefore the required number of "write extent" ops) in the writeback -- will panic the kernel: BUG_ON(ceph_wbc->op_idx + 1 != req->r_num_ops); This issue can be reproduced on affected kernels by writing to fscrypt-enabled CephFS file(s) with a 4KiB-written/4KiB-skipped/repeat pattern (total filesize should not matter) and gradually increasing the system's memory pressure until a bounce buffer allocation fails. Fix this crash by decrementing `ceph_wbc->num_ops` back to the correct value when move_dirty_folio_in_page_array() fails, but the folio already started counting a new (i.e. still-empty) extent. The defect corrected by this patch has existed since 2022 (see first `Fixes:`), but another bug blocked multi-folio encrypted writeback until recently (see second `Fixes:`). The second commit made it into 6.18.16, 6.19.6, and 7.0-rc1, unmasking the panic in those versions. This patch therefore fixes a regression (panic) introduced by cac190c7674f.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:7.0.4-1CVE-2026-46066
linux-hwe-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-virtual-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days
2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-46066?

Published advisories record a fix for 10 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2026-46066 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-46066 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.12% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 2% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-46066?

CVE-2026-46066 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-46066 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for linux (Debian), linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu), linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic (Ubuntu), linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64k (Ubuntu), and 6 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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