What is CVE-2026-45979?

CVE-2026-45979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-45979

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: clean up the amdgpu_cs_parser_bos In low memory conditions, kmalloc can fail. In such conditions unlock the mutex for a clean exit. We do not need to amdgpu…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 737da5363cc07c96d59f2ebaf9f9f87235becf1d, 6.19, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45979?: CVE-2026-45979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.