Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45891

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU132593

Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45891

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132593
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-2026-45891
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free in hns3_set_ringparam() and the ring cleanup path when handling ring reconfiguration after a memory allocation failure. A local user can trigger ring parameter changes that lead to a failed ring initialization to cause a denial of service.

The issue is caused by a stale dangling pointer in the tx_spare field that is mistaken for a newly allocated buffer during error cleanup.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default
kernel-syms
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-45891

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.61, 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69, 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1, 6.8.1-1055.56, 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66, 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1.150700.17.39.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.2
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
kernel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.15.153
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1045.48, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61.1, 6.8.0-1058.64, 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1060.64
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2049.50

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