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CVE-2026-45951

Linux Kernel

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free of BTF object Refcounting in the check_pseudo_btf_id() function is incorrect: the __check_pseudo_btf_id() function might get called with a zero refcounted btf. Fix this, and patch related code accordingly. v3: rephrase a comment (AI) v2: fix a refcount leak introduced in v1 (AI)

CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.124%Risk 0.79
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Published
2026-05-27 14:17:11
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Core software
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Operating systems
Linux