Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45934
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132555
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45934
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of non-consecutive gaps in chunk allocation in btrfs_create_pending_block_groups() when processing DUP chunk allocation. A local user can trigger chunk allocation to cause a denial of service.
The issue can result in a transaction abort with EEXIST due to overlapping chunk maps, and forced chunk allocation is a demonstrated trigger.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45934
Install security update from vendor's repository.