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CVE-2026-52979

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: psp: check for device unregister when creating assoc psp_assoc_device_get_locked() obtains a psp_dev reference via psp_dev_get_for_sock() (which uses psp_dev_tryget() under RCU); it then acquires psd->lock and drops the reference. Before the lock is taken, psp_dev_unregister() can run to completion: take psd->lock, clear out state, unlock, drop the registration reference. The expectation is that the lock prevents device unregistration, but much like with netdevs special care has to be taken when "upgrading" a reference to a locked device. Add the missing check if device is still alive. psp_dev_is_registered() exists already but had no callers, which makes me wonder if I either forgot to add this or lost the check during refactoring...

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:7.0.10-1CVE-2026-52979
linux-hwe-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-8663-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-8663-1
linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-8663-1
linux-image-nvidia-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-8663-1
linux-image-virtual-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-8569-1
linux-nvidia-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-8663-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days
2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-52979?

Published advisories record a fix for 15 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2026-52979 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-52979 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.12% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 2% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-52979?

CVE-2026-52979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-52979 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for linux (Debian), linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu), linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia (Ubuntu), linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu), and 11 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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