Division by zero in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45841
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45841
CWE-ID: CWE-369
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 divide-by-zero in nf_osf_match_one() in nfnetlink_osf when processing a subsequent matching TCP SYN after a crafted fingerprint is added via nfnetlink. A local user can add a fingerprint with a zero wss value to trigger a kernel panic.
Exploitation requires CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45841
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2195574dc6d9017d32ac346987e12659f931d932
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8def8fbd23f40e945febe913d04b731012ce0082
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a05e195618a6d474f2bcd5b6376d0ffc2f00366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55940895245d8ef658ab381248a28755218d625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb965b1cfe92b28d28b5ebe3116b81dbef9f2d2f