CVE-2026-45843

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slip: bound decode() reads against the compressed packet length slhc_uncompress() parses a VJ-compressed TCP header by advancing a pointer through the packet via decode() and pull16(). Neither helper bounds-checks against isize, and decode() masks its return with & 0xffff so it can never return the -1 that callers test for -- those error paths are dead code. A short compressed frame whose change byte requests optional fields lets decode() read past the end of the packet. The over-read bytes are folded into the cached cstate and reflected into subsequent reconstructed packets. Make decode() and pull16() take the packet end pointer and return -1 when exhausted. Add a bounds check before the TCP-checksum read. The existing == -1 tests now do what they were always meant to.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Jun 2026, 18:49

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First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0511ecb00e61bf28e2fec4bb41fcce385c3a3b2d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0511ecb00e61bf28e2fec4bb41fcce385c3a3b2d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335957df4ed60f02a2ec0432fbedbf0cc7241d8b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335957df4ed60f02a2ec0432fbedbf0cc7241d8b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37537e42e6df387398bee85cb85070cc80bb1e10 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37537e42e6df387398bee85cb85070cc80bb1e10 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1367a2d7aad643a6f87c6931b13cc1a25e8ca7 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1367a2d7aad643a6f87c6931b13cc1a25e8ca7 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cefe32639933d652614b0bd50f818f9af4af78f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cefe32639933d652614b0bd50f818f9af4af78f - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268f01ae989013671b526c883e92655342c6f6f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268f01ae989013671b526c883e92655342c6f6f - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aafba2f49e1fcccc2018816f5836a609c925879 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aafba2f49e1fcccc2018816f5836a609c925879 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42bec6e4f6d6d658be365539400b3314b76b2a7 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42bec6e4f6d6d658be365539400b3314b76b2a7 - Patch

01 Jun 2026, 17:17

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References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335957df4ed60f02a2ec0432fbedbf0cc7241d8b -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268f01ae989013671b526c883e92655342c6f6f -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aafba2f49e1fcccc2018816f5836a609c925879 -

30 May 2026, 11:17

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.2

27 May 2026, 11:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 11:16

Updated : 2026-06-26 18:49


NVD link : CVE-2026-45843

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45843

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45843


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel