# CVE-2026-46039: rxgk: Fix potential integer overflow in length check

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.17
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.16.9, fixed in 6.17
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxgk: Fix potential integer overflow in length check Fix potential integer overflow in rxgk_extract_token() when checking the length of the ticket. Rather than rounding up the value to be tested (which might overflow), round down the size of the available data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.17) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43222ac484f93b3ec2d240a7575e1cedd31f5fa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183d37f12d1c8ed24a5bfc7addad05510da22a94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6929350080f4da292d111a3b33e53138fee51cec

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