CVE-2026-52937

tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR

CVE-2026-52937 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1881, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
1st percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR In the SIOCGIFHWADDR path, tap_ioctl() copies 16 bytes of an uninitialised on-stack struct sockaddr_storage to userspace via ifr_hwaddr, but netif_get_mac_address() only writes sa_family and dev->addr_len (6 for Ethernet) bytes, leaving sa_data[6..13] uninitialised. Those 8 trailing bytes leak kernel stack contents; SIOCGIFHWADDR on a macvtap chardev returns kernel .text and direct-map pointers, defeating KASLR. Initialise ss at declaration.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.35-68.127 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1 Aug 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52937 Jun 25, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.0.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52937 Jun 25, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026

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