What is CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, 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 pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

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.

CVE-2026-45963

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 2026-05-27

Patch available

Yes

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-45963 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3955767ec39dcc0358470ffe6535703e2b7fd815
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbd3fd05cddfdeec1e49b0a66269881c09eebd17
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45963?

CVE-2026-45963 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . 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.
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.