CVE-2026-45951EPSS p2.4%
CVE-2026-45951CVE-2026-45951
linux / linux_kernel
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix a potential use-after-free of BTF object
Refcounting in the check_pseudo_btf_id() function is incorrect:
the __check_pseudo_btf_id() function might get called with a zero
refcounted btf. Fix this, and patch related code accordingly.
v3: rephrase a comment (AI)
v2: fix a refcount leak introduced in v1 (AI)
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.12% probability of exploitation · percentile 2.4% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |