SB2026052877 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel rxrpc
Published: May 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026052877
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45998)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in rxrpc_input_packet() and rxrpc_io_thread() when handling RxRPC packets after skb_unshare() failure. A local user can trigger an allocation failure condition to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2740150f904bfa60e4bad74d65add3ccb5e7f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fde6296c4d4da2be7ab761305ab7f232b94eefd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996b0487b3cdda4c91811dbb1c9564626bc840bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf20f46d94f1db38e6ffc0ca204a5fe0de01b495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3bf143b1e98fb3d6d9e6825bcd683974d478e8c