# CVE-2026-45896: mtd: intel-dg: Fix accessing regions before setting nregions

> A bug in the Intel DG MTD driver causes an out-of-bounds array access, potentially leading to a kernel crash or denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 May 2026
- **Updated:** 27 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-45896, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45896, GHSA-x95w-mwf5-x656, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45896

## What is CVE-2026-45896?

CVE-2026-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

mtd: intel-dg: Fix accessing regions before setting nregions

The regions array is counted by nregions, but it's set only after
accessing it:

[] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_intel_dg.c:750:15
[] index 0 is out of range for type '<unknown> [*]'

Fix it by also fixing an undesired behavior: the loop silently ignores
ENOMEM and continues setting the other entries.

Weakness: CWE-129 (Improper Validation of Array Index)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-45896?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-45896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45896

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.