CVE-2026-45870

low Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 93% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: May 27, 2026 (44 days ago)
Last Modified: May 27, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SUNRPC (Sun Remote Procedure Call) authentication GSS (Generic Security Service) module. This vulnerability occurs due to memory leaks in the XDR (eXternal Data Representation) decoding error paths within functions like gssx_dec_ctx(), gssx_dec_status(), and gssx_dec_name(). When these functions encounter a decoding error, previously allocated memory is not properly freed. This can lead to resource exhaustion and potentially a denial of service (DoS) for an affected system.

CWE

CWE-772

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org