CVE-2026-45838 | bpf: fix end-of-list detection in cgroup_storage_get_next_key()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fix end-of-list detection in cgroup_storage_get_next_key() list_next_entry() never returns NULL -- when the current element is the last entry it wraps to the list head via container_of(). The subsequent NULL check is therefore dead code and get_next_key() never returns -ENOENT for the last element, instead reading storage->key from a bogus pointer that aliases internal map fields and copying the result to userspace. Replace it with list_entry_is_head() so the function correctly returns -ENOENT when there are no more entries.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-45838 is rated Low Risk (6.1/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-45838

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.16% +0.15%
2 2026-05-27 0.02%

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-45838

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45838

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45838

GHSA-x78h-gf69-p5j6 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fix end-of-list...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-45838

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-45838 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45838
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45838
suse medium CVE-2026-45838 severity moderate: SUSE including 7 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-base, …), 13 product×package rows across 3 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Teradata 12 SP3): Known Not Affected 13. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45838/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-45838 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 169, needed 122, released 84, not-affected 23. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45838

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45838

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References for CVE-2026-45838

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