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CVE-2026-45973: linux kernel from 6.6.64 (inclusive), before 6.7 (exclusive), from 6.11.11 (inclusive), before 6.12 (exclusive), from…
CVE-2026-45973. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00162 (percentile 0.04979), scored 20-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 6.6.64 (inclusive), before 6.7 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.11.11 (inclusive), before 6.12 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.12.2 (inclusive), before 6.12.75 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.14 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.4 (exclusive)
linux
Linux · 921fcf2971a1e8d3b904ba2c2905b96f4ec3d4ad to before 33deba9bf5c34335182342588315f3db7dbc56d3, 6b0acf6a94c31efa43fce4edc22413a3390f9c05 to before c8fb5c965ac7d0104872a8e4f6451f3bc6328199, ede132a5cf559f3ab35a4c28bac4f4a6c20334d8 to before 6d838873da9cb97551d42316967cc82bf8f8031b, ede132a5cf559f3ab35a4c28bac4f4a6c20334d8 to before 613f5d4139b6ba801ccd93f9a28943be60d903bc, ede132a5cf559f3ab35a4c28bac4f4a6c20334d8 to before ebc2164a4cd4314503f1a0c8e7aaf76d7e5fa211, 542bd62b7a7f37182c9ef192c2bd25d118c144e4, 6.6.64 to before 6.6.160, 6.12.2 to before 6.12.75, 6.11.11 to before 6.12
Linux
Linux · 6.13
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c, drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CCR priority
- 22.0 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.00162 · percentile 0.04979 · 2026-10-20
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-45973.html