{"cve":"CVE-2026-45876","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:01.280","modified":"2026-06-25T21:11:36.013","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm64/gcs: Fix error handling in arch_set_shadow_stack_status()\n\nalloc_gcs() returns an error-encoded pointer on failure, which comes\nfrom do_mmap(), not NULL.\n\nThe current NULL check fails to detect errors, which could lead to using\nan invalid GCS address.\n\nUse IS_ERR_VALUE() to properly detect errors, consistent with the\ncheck in gcs_alloc_thread_stack().","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/53c998527ffa60f9deda8974a11ad39790684159","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4741114c9622346c4bbb8cc2bbd88153616ffaf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c787a235deb33be6eda40beee8f561da5fd8cb8c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45876","score":0.00154,"percentile":0.04488,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}