What is CVE-2026-45979?

CVE-2026-45979 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and patched in 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-45979 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45979?

CVE-2026-45979 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-45979?

Yes, CVE-2026-45979 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-45979 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-45979 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-45979

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: clean up the amdgpu_cs_parser_bos In low memory conditions, kmalloc can fail. In such conditions unlock the mutex for a clean exit. We do not need to amdgpu_bo_list_put as it's been handled in the amdgpu_cs_parser_fini.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-27

Last modified 2026-05-27

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.19.4, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.19

Fixed in

✓ 6.19.4 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-45979 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/0905a1d4a5500ecf11f1c0079098e3a351d22163
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f025a2b8d93358467b8e8f4b3a617e88c5f02fab
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45979?

CVE-2026-45979 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and has been patched in 6.19.4 and 7.0. CVE-2026-45979 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-45979?

Yes — CVE-2026-45979 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.4 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-45979 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-45979 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.