Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52908

Vulnerability identifier: #VU135028

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52908

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain write access to memory regions that were not properly pinned as writable.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in RDMA memory region re-registration handling when changing IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS from read-only to read-write. A local user can re-register a memory region with writable access to gain write access to memory regions that were not properly pinned as writable.

The issue occurs when a driver reuses an existing umem during memory region re-registration.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
Legacy Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Debian package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-49.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1.150700.17.39.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.2
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.22.159, 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.26.157
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.94-1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-31.31, 7.0.0-31.31.1, 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1006.7, 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1012.12, 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09dc18894148381d3bfc550083b1236043870dce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2904e985a2917b5dac65df82733065e78a65fc9d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50334a05a950840b39a1ce3d2a173b4183db9b3e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/badad6fad60def1b9805559dd81dbab3d97b82aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba5df21eda0fe7418efbea2f799f8ea1b8ca94c

• Improper access control in Linux kernel rdma
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0