๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-118593

MEDIUM 5.9

Kernel: local_bh imbalance in seg6_input_core() drop path (incomplete fix for cve-2026-46099)

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel builds. An incomplete backport of the CVE-2026-46099 fix in RHEL 9.6 through 9.10 left a local_bh imbalance in seg6_input_core(), where the drop path returns with bottom halves still disabled. This can lead to softirq starvation and denial of service on systems with SRv6 tunnels configured. Upstream and RHEL 10 are not affected.

CWE CWE-667
Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 10
Published Oct 30, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-118593 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563095