CVE-2026-45873 | netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: check for partial overlaps in anonymous sets

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: check for partial overlaps in anonymous sets Userspace provides an optimized representation in case intervals are adjacent, where the end element is omitted. The existing partial overlap detection logic skips anonymous set checks on start elements for this reason. However, it is possible to add intervals that overlap to this anonymous where two start elements with the same, eg. A-B, A-C where C < B. start end A B start end A C Restore the check on overlapping start elements to report an overlap.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-45873 is rated Low Risk (7.4/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). 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-2026-45873

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 2026-05-28 0.02%

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45873

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45873

GHSA-9868-rgmf-pm96 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree:...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-45873

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-45873 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45873
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45873
suse https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45873/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-45873 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 93, released 84, not-affected 33, pending 18, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45873

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45873

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References for CVE-2026-45873

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