Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45993

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU132502

Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45993

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132502
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45993
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the LoongArch syscall dispatch table when processing user-controlled syscall numbers. A local user can supply a crafted syscall number to disclose sensitive information.

The syscall number is directly controlled from userspace.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2026-45993

Install security update from vendor's repository.

kernel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226

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