CVE-2026-52979

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: psp: check for device unregister when creat...

CVE-2026-52979 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1866, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
2nd percentile

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...

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.33-63.124 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.0.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52979 Jun 25, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1866 Jun 22, 2026

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