CVE-2026-45993: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Add spectre boundry for syscall dispatch table The LoongArch syscall number is directly controlled by userspace, but does not have a array_index_nospec() boundry to prevent access past the syscall function pointer tables.
CVE-2026-45993CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2026-45993: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Add spectre boundry for syscall dispatch table The LoongArch syscall number is directly controlled by userspace, but does not have a array_index_nospec() boundry to prevent access past the syscall function pointer tables.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
2.8%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Add spectre boundry for syscall dispatch table The LoongArch syscall number is directly controlled by userspace, but does not have a array_index_nospec() boundry to prevent access past the syscall function pointer tables.

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