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CVE-2026-45988: linux kernel from 2.6.22 (inclusive), before 6.6.140 (exclusive), from 6.7 (inclusive), before 6.12.86 (exclusive)…

CVE-2026-45988. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.8 (CRITICAL, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00457 (percentile 0.38149), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 2.6.22 (inclusive), before 6.6.140 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.7 (inclusive), before 6.12.86 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.27 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.4 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea to before d61482be4aae1835b78875761206241835a7510e, 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea to before 7b89868305052b94a91b708c462bc2281fa42a4a, 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea to before 76cb9a2d252274adfae6e293a292434631a7d472, 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea to before f55b383070170e988e4dec28be2af1714d258521, 17926a79320afa9b95df6b977b40cca6d8713cea to before 0422e7a4883f25101903f3e8105c0808aa5f4ce9
Linux

Linux · 2.6.22
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: include/trace/events/rxrpc.h, net/rxrpc/conn_event.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CCR priority
39.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
9.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00457 · percentile 0.38149 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-45988.html