🛡️ CVE-2026-45914 on Ubuntu — linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "hwmon: (ibmpex) fix use-after-free in high/low store" This reverts commit 6946c726c3f4c36f0f049e6f97e88c510b15f65d. Jean Delvare points out that the patch does not completely fix the reported problem, that it in fact introduces a (new) race condition, and that it may actually not be needed in the first place. Various AI reviews agree. Specific and relevant AI feedback: " This reordering sets the driver data to NULL before removing the sensor attributes in the loop below. ibmpex_show_sensor() retrieves this driver data via dev_get_drvdata() but does not check if it is NULL before dereferencing it to access data->sensors[]. If a userspace process reads a sensor file (like temp1_input) while this delete function is running, could it race with the dev_set_drvdata(..., NULL) call here and crash in ibmpex_show_sensor()? Would it be safer to keep the original order where device_remove_file() is called before clearing the driver data? device_remove_file() should wait for any active sysfs callbacks to complete, which might already prevent the use-after-free this patch intends to fix. " Revert the offending patch. If it can be shown that the originally reported alleged race condition does indeed exist, it can always be re-introduced with a complete fix.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-45914 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.0, linux-aws-5.11, linux-aws-5.13, linux-aws-5.19, linux-aws-5.3, linux-aws-5.8, linux-aws-6.14, linux-aws-6.17, linux-aws-6.2, linux-aws-6.5, linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1), linux-aws-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1), linux-azure, linux-azure-5.11, linux-azure-5.13, linux-azure-5.19, linux-azure-5.3, linux-azure-5.8, linux-azure-6.11, linux-azure-6.17, linux-azure-6.2, linux-azure-6.5, linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1), linux-azure-edge, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-5.19, linux-azure-fde-6.17, linux-azure-fde-6.2, linux-azure-fde-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1), linux-azure-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1), linux-azure-nvidia, linux-bluefield, linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-134.134+fips1), linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.11, linux-gcp-5.13, linux-gcp-5.19, linux-gcp-5.3, linux-gcp-5.8, linux-gcp-6.11, linux-gcp-6.14, linux-gcp-6.17, linux-gcp-6.2, linux-gcp-6.5, linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1), linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1), linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1058.64), linux-gke-4.15, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1045.48), linux-gkeop-5.15, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe, linux-hwe-5.11, linux-hwe-5.13, linux-hwe-5.19, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-hwe-6.11, linux-hwe-6.14, linux-hwe-6.17, linux-hwe-6.2, linux-hwe-6.5, linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1), linux-hwe-edge, linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1060.61), linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1), linux-intel-5.13, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-134.134.1), linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1), linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1058.61), linux-nvidia-6.11, linux-nvidia-6.17, linux-nvidia-6.2, linux-nvidia-6.5, linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1), linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1058.61.1), linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 6.8.0-1029.30), linux-oem, linux-oem-5.10, linux-oem-5.13, linux-oem-5.14, linux-oem-5.17, linux-oem-5.6, linux-oem-6.0, linux-oem-6.1, linux-oem-6.11, linux-oem-6.14, linux-oem-6.17, linux-oem-6.5, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.0, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-oracle-5.13, linux-oracle-5.3, linux-oracle-5.8, linux-oracle-6.14, linux-oracle-6.17, linux-oracle-6.5, linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1), linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2049.50), linux-raspi2, linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.14, linux-realtime-6.17, linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1), linux-riscv, linux-riscv-5.11, linux-riscv-5.19, linux-riscv-5.8, linux-riscv-6.14, linux-riscv-6.17, linux-riscv-6.5, linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-134.134~22.04.1), linux-starfive-5.19, linux-starfive-6.2, linux-starfive-6.5 and linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1032.33). Published on 27 May 2026 and last revised on 10 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
CVE-2026-45914 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | — |
| linux-allwinner-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1 |
| linux-aws-fips | — | 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1 |
| linux-azure | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1 |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1 |
| linux-azure-fips | — | 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1 |
| linux-azure-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-fips | — | 6.8.0-134.134+fips1 |
| linux-gcp | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1 |
| linux-gke | — | 6.8.0-1058.64 |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop | — | 6.8.0-1045.48 |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | 6.8.0-1060.61 |
| linux-ibm-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1 |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-134.134.1 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia | — | 6.8.0-1058.61 |
| linux-nvidia-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1 |
| linux-nvidia-lowlatency | — | 6.8.0-1058.61.1 |
| linux-nvidia-tegra | — | 6.8.0-1029.30 |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.0 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.1 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1 |
| linux-raspi | — | — |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | 6.8.0-2049.50 |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.8 | — | 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1 |
| linux-riscv | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.8 | — | 6.8.0-134.134~22.04.1 |
| linux-starfive-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-xilinx | — | 6.8.0-1032.33 |
References
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