Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45991

Vulnerability identifier: #VU132500

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45991

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in part_descs_loc[] handling in handle_partition_descriptor() when mounting a crafted UDF image with repeated partition descriptors. A local user can supply a specially crafted UDF image to cause a denial of service.

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-abi-stablelists
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-doc
kernel-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)

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kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-305.211.1.el8_4, 4.18.0-372.220.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-553.155.1.el8_10
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.155.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
perf - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0-195.205, 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0-198.208+fips1, 5.15.0-1080.84, 5.15.0-1100.108, 5.15.0-1109.111, 5.15.0-1109.114, 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1111.115, 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1112.118, 5.15.0-1113.119, 5.15.0-1114.120, 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.124, 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1, 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1123.132, 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1, 5.15.0.195.160, 5.15.0.195.205~20.04.1, 5.15.0.198.114, 5.15.0.198.171, 5.15.0.198.208~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0.1109.113, 5.15.0.1111.108, 5.15.0.1111.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1112.111, 5.15.0.1112.118~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1113.112, 5.15.0.1114.110, 5.15.0.1116.120, 5.15.0.1117.113, 5.15.0.1117.120, 5.15.0.1117.124~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1122.131~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1123.107, 5.15.0.1123.121, 5.15.0.1123.132~20.04.1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 6.8.1-1056.57, 7.0.0-27.27
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1112.113, 5.15.0.1112.112, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 7.0.0-1013.13
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1114.120~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1118.128~20.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128, 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1, 5.15.0.1118.107, 5.15.0.1118.115
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1122.131, 5.15.0.1122.131, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.62
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52, 7.0.0-1014.14
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.71, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/058b451b1039f056d1362c4fec2229e522366ab0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08841b06fa64d8edbd1a21ca6e613420c90cc4b8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa5d818e5bf53c7ca234d88ba334f32004e9b6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5597bb83fc37b5b5da74a4453fa920b932cf39a

• Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel udf
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
• Anolis OS update for kernel:4.18
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux