CVE-2026-45998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix potential UAF after skb_unshare() failure If skb_unshare() fails to unshare a packet due to allocation failure in rxrpc_input_packet(), the skb pointer in the parent (rxrpc_io_thread()) will be NULL'd out. This will likely cause the call to trace_rxrpc_rx_done() to oops. Fix this by moving the unsharing down to where rxrpc_input_call_event() calls rxrpc_input_call_packet(). There are a number of places prior to that where we ignore DATA packets for a variety of reasons (such as the call already being complete) for which an unshare is then avoided. And with that, rxrpc_input_packet() doesn't need to take a pointer to the pointer to the packet, so change that to just a pointer.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Sep 2026, 13:17

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67721 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67723 -

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 13:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-45998

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45998


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-825

Expired Pointer Dereference