CVE-2026-46098

Name	CVE-2026-46098
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: caif: clear client service pointer on teardown `caif_connect()` can tear down an existing client after remote shutdown by calling `caif_disconnect_client()` followed by `caif_free_client()`. `caif_free_client()` releases the service layer referenced by `adap_layer->dn`, but leaves that pointer stale. When the socket is later destroyed, `caif_sock_destructor()` calls `caif_free_client()` again and dereferences the freed service pointer. Clear the client/service links before releasing the service object so repeated teardown becomes harmless.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	5.10.257-1	vulnerable
	bookworm	6.1.170-3	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	6.1.174-1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.12.86-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.90-2	fixed
	forky	7.0.10-1	fixed
	sid	7.0.12-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
linux	source	trixie	6.12.86-1
linux	source	(unstable)	7.0.4-1

https://git.kernel.org/linus/f7cf8ece8cee3c1ee361991470cdb1eb65ab02e8 (7.1-rc1)