{"cve":"CVE-2026-46098","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:31.453","modified":"2026-06-25T21:17:48.833","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: caif: clear client service pointer on teardown\n\n`caif_connect()` can tear down an existing client after remote shutdown by\ncalling `caif_disconnect_client()` followed by `caif_free_client()`.\n`caif_free_client()` releases the service layer referenced by\n`adap_layer->dn`, but leaves that pointer stale.\n\nWhen the socket is later destroyed, `caif_sock_destructor()` calls\n`caif_free_client()` again and dereferences the freed service pointer.\n\nClear the client/service links before releasing the service object so\nrepeated teardown becomes harmless.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac6db584d9d420267bb8413115707eeec76d9cf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63d21a3aa0108b9dde4e99b0d3d5d679ac68c0f9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef97d4675b05a103648bd9244d91dff7d8c08b0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914c6456fcfc21a3d553945dff62fd1621d6155d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b191ddc12c55ddb62feb096536f819f384d6f1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46098","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02015,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}