# ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic

CVE record · `CVE-2026-46333`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-46333`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.1 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** Linux
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)
- **Tags:** [Privilege escalation](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/privilege-escalation.md)
- **Technologies:** [Linux kernel](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/linux-kernel.md)
- **Published:** 15 May 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Nov 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: Linux) at 15 May 2026, 12:58 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 93d4ba49d18e3d7fb41a9927c2d0cca5e9dfefd6` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 15b828a46f305ae9f05a7c16914b3ce273474205` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 4709234fd1b95136ceb789f639b1e7ea5de1b181` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 8f907d345bae8f4b3f004c5abc56bf2dfb851ea7` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 6e5b51e74a40d377bcd3081dd33fbaa0e1aa7e3d` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 2a93a4fac7b6051d3be7cd1b015fe7320cd0404d` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 01363cb3fbd0238ffdeb09f53e9039c9edf8a730` (git)
  - affected: `bfedb589252c01fa505ac9f6f2a3d5d68d707ef4 to before 31e62c2ebbfdc3fe3dbdf5e02c92a9dc67087a3a` (git)
  - affected: `d5b3e840dbf6dd2c0f30b5982b6f5ecd49e46b12` (git)
  - affected: `03eed7afbc09e061f66b448daf7863174c3dc3f3` (git)
  - affected: `e45692fa1aea06676449b63ef3c2b6e1e72b7578` (git)
  - affected: `694a95fa6dae4991f16cda333d897ea063021fed` (git)
  - and 4 more
  - Other versions: unaffected
- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `4.10`
  - unaffected: `before 4.10` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.10.256 to 5.10.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.15.207 to 5.15.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.1.173 to 6.1.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.6.139 to 6.6.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.12.89 to 6.12.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.18.31 to 6.18.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.0.8 to 7.0.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.1 to *, inclusive` (original_commit_for_fix)
  - Other versions: affected

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.1 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`, from CNA (Linux) (used for this record)
- 7.8 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from ADP (redhat-SADP)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.043, the 91st percentile, on 15 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

- 15 May 2026, 12:58 UTC: [Confirmed by the CVE List](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46333)
- 15 May 2026, 14:16 UTC: [Confirmed by NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46333)

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2026-46333](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46333)
- [NVD: CVE-2026-46333](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46333)

### References from the CNA

- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d4ba49d18e3d7fb41a9927c2d0cca5e9dfefd6>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b828a46f305ae9f05a7c16914b3ce273474205>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4709234fd1b95136ceb789f639b1e7ea5de1b181>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f907d345bae8f4b3f004c5abc56bf2dfb851ea7>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e5b51e74a40d377bcd3081dd33fbaa0e1aa7e3d>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a93a4fac7b6051d3be7cd1b015fe7320cd0404d>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01363cb3fbd0238ffdeb09f53e9039c9edf8a730>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e62c2ebbfdc3fe3dbdf5e02c92a9dc67087a3a>

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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- Everything that needs attention now: <https://agentprime.io/advisories/critical.md>

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