What is CVE-2026-45903?

CVE-2026-45903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45903?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2026-45903

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix memory access flags in helper prototypes After commit 37cce22dbd51 ("bpf: verifier: Refactor helper access type tracking"), the verifier started relying on the…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (5.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 37cce22dbd51a3ef7f6c08c3fb5f1c5075a17fbb, 6.14, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45903?: CVE-2026-45903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45903?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.