Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52909
Published: June 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135029
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52909
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to move a fallback tunnel device to another network namespace.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the ip6_vti fallback tunnel device initialization when initializing the per-network-namespace fallback device. A local user can move the ip6_vti0 device to another network namespace to move a fallback tunnel device to another network namespace.
The issue affects the per-netns fallback tunnel device ip6_vti0.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52909
Install security update from vendor's repository.