CVE-2026-45932 (GCVE-0-2026-45932)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 12:17 – Updated: 2026-08-05 12:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
bpf: Fix tcx/netkit detach permissions when prog fd isn't given
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix tcx/netkit detach permissions when prog fd isn't given
This commit fixes a security issue where BPF_PROG_DETACH on tcx or
netkit devices could be executed by any user when no program fd was
provided, bypassing permission checks. The fix adds a capability
check for CAP_NET_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_ADMIN in this case.
Severity
7.3 (High)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
e420bed025071a623d2720a92bc2245c84757ecb , < 4e0772cded109c238411f2fac36ac39302758b81
(git)
Affected: e420bed025071a623d2720a92bc2245c84757ecb , < 3f04cc1e5374da4c5e791ae010a06cfea7bacbe6 (git) Affected: e420bed025071a623d2720a92bc2245c84757ecb , < ae23bc81ddf7c17b663c4ed1b21e35527b0a7131 (git) |
guessed | |
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
6.6
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.6 (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.14 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.19.4 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix) |
guessed |
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