Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52995
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135374
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52995
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in net/rds connection information handling when processing getsockopt requests for RDS connection information. A local user can query RDS IB connection information to disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation requires access to AF_RDS and an RDMA-capable network device, and occurs when connection state causes only part of the output structure to be populated.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52995
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0797b2e6901827694aa9c34c4c72118c8c97fba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e67cc262afb384e835c3327e9d954eeaedc6a87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81651e9d7dea1c048d2952f57632a042931d7b43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/912ba2e5704fdb8bc5decda96dfc1a57838f0099
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91ce1bb6e4194dc2321748f68145359dcf86e350
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ba93a7b71ed443c9843eb12d27ed86f1e52694
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7cb9eed8215a790f052f49cdccf577720d2bb62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88eb7e8d8397a8c1db59c425332c5a30b2a1682