{"cve":"CVE-2026-45901","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:04.483","modified":"2026-10-21T13:18:58.543","status":"Undergoing Analysis","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: revert commit_mutex usage in reset path\n\nIt causes circular lock dependency between commit_mutex, nfnl_subsys_ipset\nand nlk_cb_mutex when nft reset, ipset list, and iptables-nft with '-m set'\nrule run at the same time.\n\nPrevious patches made it safe to run individual reset handlers concurrently\nso commit_mutex is no longer required to prevent this.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f261bb906bf527c4a6e2a646e2d5f3679f2a8bc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0dd8637fbaae8405eb9e8de741f9ce7c9667b6f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66bedfe97a2bc321fa8118e669aae988038f729","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee3978b6a0dcd4215cb7cedcba705a12174786a7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6410d18c1e2da325df02be989d5bca5ed38b086"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45901","score":0.00182,"percentile":0.07703,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}