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CVE-2026-45981
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-45981)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-45981). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-45981** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2026-45981" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-45981 (linux) — CWE-401 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-401) exists in linux.
📍 Affected scope
linux — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45981
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2ad7ad4a28ffdb9f94e6d979b88a5b12b71681
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6715560527e343a387e4a0d2e6c401748e89fa55
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb6e07f46a740cda4f07d1b561ae4eaa7a1df42
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d4e6fb241672850296956c4d782a69363a3807
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35cfbb5341ba05ad1b4476ffc3c21cc3ff8f603
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65c75b0b9b5a390bc3beadcde0a6fbc3ad118f7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96c5ccf95ae5f27218c1ce2d6a3ad2d3e105424
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd295a75d828c11acfcc6869c2a12cdaaf9b7722
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3x6-6f6f-54f3