CVE-2026-46236 media: rc: xbox_remote: heed DMA restrictions
A Linux kernel driver violation of DMA coherency rules in the Xbox remote handler could lead to undefined behavior or system instability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-46236?
CVE-2026-46236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: rc: xbox_remote: heed DMA restrictions
The buffer for IO must not be part of the device structure because that violates the DMA coherency rules.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-46236?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-46236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-89073, BELL-CVE-2026-46236, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46236, GHSA-p3mg-vw2c-rfp8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-46236, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-46236 and 3 more.