{"cve":"CVE-2026-45846","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T11:16:24.083","modified":"2026-06-25T21:04:57.293","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbareudp: fix NULL pointer dereference in bareudp_fill_metadata_dst()\n\nbareudp_fill_metadata_dst() passes bareudp->sock to\nudp_tunnel6_dst_lookup() in the IPv6 path without a NULL check.\nThe socket is only created in bareudp_open() and NULLed in\nbareudp_stop(), so calling this function while the device is down\ntriggers a NULL dereference via sock->sk.\n\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018\n RIP: 0010:udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup (net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c:160)\n Call Trace:\n  <TASK>\n  bareudp_fill_metadata_dst (drivers/net/bareudp.c:532)\n  do_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:901)\n  ovs_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:1589)\n  ovs_packet_cmd_execute (net/openvswitch/datapath.c:700)\n  genl_family_rcv_msg_doit (net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114)\n  genl_rcv_msg (net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209)\n  netlink_rcv_skb (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550)\n  </TASK>\n\nAdd a NULL check returning -ESHUTDOWN, consistent with the xmit paths\nin the same driver.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e010a106ff6cd8ccac4bfee547fd3fa1015574","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a115a204be08f97450b0389413e218268ef4a2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eef9c072aa3405a6823a96ae666d38a3b48750","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55193df8d6d33318435f19572bf5ea47a22eee28","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/638905520fc4fae6a80991563f264131545ba3df"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45846","score":0.00127,"percentile":0.02359,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}