rxrpc: Fix potential UAF after skb_unshare() failure
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-45998 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-27 14:17:17 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-15 02:22:08 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix potential UAF after skb_unshare() failure If skb_unshare() fails to unshare a packet due to allocation failure in rxrpc_input_packet(), the skb pointer in the parent (rxrpc_io_thread()) will be NULL'd out. This will likely cause the call to trace_rxrpc_rx_done() to oops. Fix this by moving the unsharing down to where rxrpc_input_call_event() calls rxrpc_input_call_packet(). There are a number of places prior to that where we ignore DATA packets for a variety of reasons (such as the call already being complete) for which an unshare is then avoided. And with that, rxrpc_input_packet() doesn't need to take a pointer to the pointer to the packet, so change that to just a pointer. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.050770000 (date 2026-06-01)
Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-825 | CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2d1faf7a0ca3c0b327cf064c80e4e775532c9319 e3bf143b1e98fb3d6d9e6825bcd683974d478e8c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2d1faf7a0ca3c0b327cf064c80e4e775532c9319 bf20f46d94f1db38e6ffc0ca204a5fe0de01b495 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2d1faf7a0ca3c0b327cf064c80e4e775532c9319 996b0487b3cdda4c91811dbb1c9564626bc840bd git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2d1faf7a0ca3c0b327cf064c80e4e775532c9319 8fde6296c4d4da2be7ab761305ab7f232b94eefd git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2d1faf7a0ca3c0b327cf064c80e4e775532c9319 1f2740150f904bfa60e4bad74d65add3ccb5e7f8 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.2 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.140 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.86 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.27 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.4 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:6.12.0-211.30.1.el10_2 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34911 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45998 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45998.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/996b0487b3cdda4c91811dbb1c9564626bc840bd | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf20f46d94f1db38e6ffc0ca204a5fe0de01b495 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3bf143b1e98fb3d6d9e6825bcd683974d478e8c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fde6296c4d4da2be7ab761305ab7f232b94eefd | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2740150f904bfa60e4bad74d65add3ccb5e7f8 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Solutions
ADP: RHSA-2026:34911: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.