---
id: CVE-2026-93046
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1

  The bounds check for the index passed to
  software_node_get_reference_args() was failing when passed…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1

  The bounds check for the index passed to
  software_node_get_reference_args() was failing when passed…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 142acd739eb6f08c148a96ae8309256f1422ff4b <
    6cde06887487b4febd14658c9a246616abcc0097
  - >-
    Linux >= 56ce76e8d406cc72b89aee7931df5cf3f18db49d <
    0631384eadebc66d92d2dd72d57a0263c3877bee
  - >-
    Linux >= 9324127b07dde8529222dc19233aa57ec810856c <
    b2fa4e8c7e4a33e02e6aaa8f6df72f84cf4aed75
  - >-
    Linux >= f9397cf7bfb680799fb8c7f717c8f756384c3280 <
    4ebf96d5f834aba7f6d0397db4c421f6078171b9
  - >-
    Linux >= 4b3383110b6df48e0ba5936af2cb68d5eb6bd43b <
    849076df15129e47dd8db751fa18489419ffea56
  - >-
    Linux >= 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 <
    df5466412b362db7adfa78e3e092fe07ac6769a4
  - >-
    Linux >= 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 <
    231bbc04c58f115a505bf3b668ec69ef40a1773b
  - >-
    Linux >= 31e4e12e0e9609850cefd4b2e1adf782f56337d6 <
    ba3dedcf3bd47017307595a7e54924198f018246
  - Linux 7af18e42bdefe1dba5bcb32555a4d524fd504939
  - Linux >= 5.10.239 < 5.10.270
  - Linux >= 5.15.186 < 5.15.221
  - Linux >= 6.1.142 < 6.1.188
  - Linux >= 6.6.95 < 6.6.157
  - Linux >= 6.12.35 < 6.12.110
  - Linux >= 6.15.4 < 6.16
  - Linux 6.16
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T18:18:19.230'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93046'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0631384eadebc66d92d2dd72d57a0263c3877bee'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231bbc04c58f115a505bf3b668ec69ef40a1773b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ebf96d5f834aba7f6d0397db4c421f6078171b9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cde06887487b4febd14658c9a246616abcc0097'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/849076df15129e47dd8db751fa18489419ffea56'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2fa4e8c7e4a33e02e6aaa8f6df72f84cf4aed75'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3dedcf3bd47017307595a7e54924198f018246'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df5466412b362db7adfa78e3e092fe07ac6769a4'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00145
epssPercentile: 0.04154
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T16:21:47.772Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

software node: Fix software_node_get_reference_args() with index -1

The bounds check for the index passed to
software_node_get_reference_args() was failing when passed UINT_MAX,
this in turn would lead to an out of bound access in the property
array. Fix the bound check to also cover the UINT_MAX case.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.