CVE-2026-45851

HIGHNVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-27. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table

The reserve_unaccepted() function incorrectly calculates the size of the memblock reservation for the unaccepted memory table. It aligns the size of the table, but fails to account for cases where the table's starting physical address (efi.unaccepted) is not page-aligned.

If the table starts at an offset within a page and its end crosses into a subsequent page that the aligned size does not cover, the end of the table will not be reserved. This can lead to the table being overwritten or inaccessible, causing a kernel panic in accept_memory().

This issue was observed when starting Intel TDX VMs with specific memory sizes (e.g., > 64GB).

Fix this by calculating the end address first (including the unaligned start) and then aligning it up, ensuring the entire range is covered by the reservation.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

June 25, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e649b5916725c68f44ebf45fb396df563c5dbaf2
generic

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6b6f1502fa55621d1db23f253d54322bdbe4e0
generic

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bc182ec1846be437351e44164089d988f9d0dd
generic

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b18bf59977f5c5bc3b11b210520f62500a7adf3
generic

efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0862438c90487e79822d5647f854977d50381505

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45851(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(13)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.18~rc7-1~exp1 (103 versions)6.18.14-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45851?
CVE-2026-45851 is a high vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: Fix reservation of unaccepted memory table The reserve_unaccepted() function incorrectly calculates the size of the memblock reservation for the unaccepted memory table. It aligns the size of the table, but fails to account…
When was CVE-2026-45851 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45851 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, with the most recent update on June 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45851 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45851 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45851?
CVE-2026-45851 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45851?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45851, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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