Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45862
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132626
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-2026-45862
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 initialization in the PASID table handling in the Intel VT-d IOMMU subsystem when using a freshly allocated PASID table before its cache flush completes. A local user can trigger use of the PASID table with stale memory contents to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects systems with non-coherent IOMMU hardware.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45862
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0616137b70e6d9a547d4b60df8e1b64e36d83661
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22d169bdd2849fe6bd18c2643742e1c02be6451c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36244dfd3853f7bf89d03b8e90d56b23ce7fbc16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36990407cdd257473607e33802d00e978af2759e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5962c30a6f05ea1ab73f039e235bb30716243517
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c93f23375d8c410954b0df825e814b632fd62b9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd75e77125c8a51754ca4cd60b4ca083ed735d1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15cda135148ea7ba929cfdbcf208182bc29a7aa