What is CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-45963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-45963?

Yes, CVE-2026-45963 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-45963 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-45963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2026-45963

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: nau8821: Cancel delayed work on component remove Attempting to unload the driver while a jack detection work is pending would likely crash the kernel when it is eventually scheduled for execution: [ 1984.896308] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc10c2a20 [...] [ 1984.896388] Hardware name: Valve Jupiter/Jupiter, BIOS F7A0131 01/30/2024 [ 1984.896396] Workqueue: events nau8821_jdet_work [snd_soc_nau8821] [ 1984.896414] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x9f/0x11d0 [...] [ 1984.896504] Call Trace: [ 1984.896511] <TASK> [ 1984.896524] ? snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896572] ? snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896596] snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896622] nau8821_jdet_work+0xeb/0x1e0 [snd_soc_nau8821] [ 1984.896636] process_one_work+0x211/0x590 [ 1984.896649] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ 1984.896670] worker_thread+0x1cd/0x3a0 Cancel unscheduled jdet_work or wait for its execution to finish before the component driver gets removed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-06-16

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2026-45963 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.19.4, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.19.4 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3955767ec39dcc0358470ffe6535703e2b7fd815

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbd3fd05cddfdeec1e49b0a66269881c09eebd17

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-45963

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-27

Modified 2026-06-16

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-45963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-45963?

Yes. CVE-2026-45963 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-45963 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-45963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.