What is CVE-2026-45959?

CVE-2026-45959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45959?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-45959

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Fix a crash due to incorrect cleanup usage of kfree Annotating a local pointer variable, which will be assigned with the kmalloc-family functions, with the…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions a71475582ada92ba021852bf3c2b40ab3718549b, 6.17, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45959?: CVE-2026-45959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45959?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.