CVE-2026-45872

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-27. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns()

pqi_report_phys_luns() fails to release the rpl_list buffer when encountering an unsupported data format or when the allocation for rpl_16byte_wwid_list fails. These early returns bypass the cleanup logic, leading to memory leaks.

Consolidate the error handling by adding an out_free_rpl_list label and use goto statements to ensure rpl_list is consistently freed on failure.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2026

Last Modified

June 25, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

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

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf1188cfa80f88c9f18d58cb33d57ff40e70e26
generic

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f471ecfec093e39ef8fd08978413793087daa14d
generic

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5579ebaadc7b699868dad0f591a7bf83cd647e1
generic

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52e13122d3771f753dd73ae6512fa01f58015cb
generic

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454570434114e4862767f506a442a0f110b639b2
generic

scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b37312bd9722af77ec7817ccf22d7a4880c289

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45872(1)

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

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.1.165—osv

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 39× 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.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-28 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-06-25 21:50 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  17. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-25 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45872?
CVE-2026-45872 is a medium vulnerability published on May 27, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqireportphys_luns() pqireportphysluns() fails to release the rpllist buffer when encountering an unsupported data format or when the allocation for rpl16bytewwid_list fails. These early returns…
When was CVE-2026-45872 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45872 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-2026-45872 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45872 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 93.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45872?
CVE-2026-45872 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45872?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45872, 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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