What is CVE-2026-23451?

CVE-2026-23451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-23451?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23451

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: prevent potential infinite loop in bond_header_parse() bond_header_parse() can loop if a stack of two bonding devices is setup, because skb->dev always points t…

EPSS: 0.001 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 9baf26a91565b7bb2b1d9f99aaf884a2b28c2f6d, 6ac890f1d60ac3707ee8dae15a67d9a833e49956, 95597d11dc8bddb2b9a051c9232000bfbb5e43ba
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23451?: CVE-2026-23451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-23451?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.