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CVE-2026-46003: net: qrtr: ns: Limit the total number of nodes

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 27d5e84e810b0849d08b9aec68e48570461ce313, 4665a29c08e1b36bc9db4814f9dde3d23e8fd1b0, 4c46413661431aa60fb134cd4ecdf8beaa39f824; azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.141.1-1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 27d5e84e810b0849d08b9aec68e48570461ce313, 4665a29c08e1b36bc9db4814f9dde3d23e8fd1b0, 4c46413661431aa60fb134cd4ecdf8beaa39f824; azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.141.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qrtr: ns: Limit the total number of nodes Currently, the nameserver doesn't limit the number of nodes it handles. This can be an attack vector if a malicious client starts registering random nodes, leading to memory exhaustion. Hence, limit the maximum number of nodes to 64. Note that, limit of 64 is chosen based on the current platform requirements. If requirement changes in the future, this limit can be increased.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 27, 2026
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 2th percentile
CWE
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.7 and later · before 6.6.140
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.86
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.27
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 7.0.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.7affected
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before b703ee903b24974aca4bde99c7d25d66309d35ddaffected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 823310645065bd49666e84af689fa95192819f55affected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before ed29887286aba96d1930f4ddb9f235f6b421073caffected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 4c46413661431aa60fb134cd4ecdf8beaa39f824affected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 4665a29c08e1b36bc9db4814f9dde3d23e8fd1b0affected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 5cf6d5e5e3b804a44692fbf548a5179442e2e923affected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 8022876894d09ae485b499058c3357da683bcc5daffected · git
    • 0c2204a4ad710d95d348ea006f14ba926e842ffd and later · before 27d5e84e810b0849d08b9aec68e48570461ce313affected · git
    • before 5.7not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.176-16.1.176-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.86-16.12.86-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.0.4-17.0.4-1

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    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux27d5e84e810b0849d08b9aec68e48570461ce313Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4665a29c08e1b36bc9db4814f9dde3d23e8fd1b0Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4c46413661431aa60fb134cd4ecdf8beaa39f824Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5cf6d5e5e3b804a44692fbf548a5179442e2e923Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8022876894d09ae485b499058c3357da683bcc5dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux823310645065bd49666e84af689fa95192819f55Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb703ee903b24974aca4bde99c7d25d66309d35ddVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxed29887286aba96d1930f4ddb9f235f6b421073cVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.141.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.176-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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