Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46145
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133041
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46145
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 overwrite kernel memory.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in the RDMA/mana rx hash key handling when processing a user-supplied uAPI structure. A local user can supply a crafted rx_hash_key_len value to overwrite kernel memory.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46145
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012796f9541fcd0c1fa8ae4da7eb4d83931ef838
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11c1431d641e0e4e0529e96957995820600c7287
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2d4ad9c8429523b1c220c5132bd551c006425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d7c9f0fcd19c4d2f0164347c58d49cafa961b72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d94f155f354b961c598f71bafa804dceded513f