SB2026062585 - Improper access control in Linux kernel net ppp driver

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SB2026062585 - Improper access control in Linux kernel net ppp driver

Published: June 25, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026062585
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53075)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform unauthorized PPP administrative operations in an inherited network namespace.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in unattached PPP administrative ioctl handling in drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c when processing PPPIOCNEWUNIT, PPPIOCATTACH, or PPPIOCATTCHAN requests. A local user can create a new user namespace and issue crafted ioctl requests to perform unauthorized PPP administrative operations in an inherited network namespace.

Exploitation requires the ability to create a new user namespace with CLONE_NEWUSER.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References