Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45873
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132621
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-2026-45873
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 input validation in nft_set_rbtree anonymous sets when processing interval elements. A local user can add overlapping interval start elements to trigger erroneous overlap handling and cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when adjacent intervals are represented in the optimized userspace format that omits end elements.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45873
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029e5f6a95e905b12d6bc20421be32a01e0eb311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05feaf826390fd16f1deb89dd9412def3b2a280f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4780ec142cbb24b794129d3080eee5cac2943ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ca5813e1b21ef300e04593f47b073ef3217aac6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dad14d22dff1a191612acb98facceb303d0524a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6497e06a102870803a59570d75ed2c36d7e11b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1381ce0a1dd013610985e1c4260908163a427df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1535d56fc3f6c625b7e0559c006bd0318791bb1