What is CVE-2026-45898?

CVE-2026-45898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45898?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-45898

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/iwcm: Fix workqueue list corruption by removing work_list The commit e1168f0 ("RDMA/iwcm: Simplify cm_event_handler()") changed the work submission logic to uncondi…

EPSS: 0.001 (18.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions e1168f09b3314992f1c5251f3793102035da7237, 6.11, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45898?: CVE-2026-45898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45898?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.