Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52981

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU135401

Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52981

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135401
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52981
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in neigh_xmit in the neighbour networking subsystem when handling packet transmission with an uninitialized neighbor table. A local user can trigger packet transmission in this state to cause a denial of service.

This can occur, for example, when the IPv6 neighbor table is uninitialized because IPv6 is disabled.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
openEuler
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-macros
kernel-docs
kernel-syms
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-base
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-52981

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 6.8.1-1056.57, 7.0.0-28.28
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-28.28.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+1, 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.71, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 7.0.0-1016.16
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.62, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1003.4
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1062.69, 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-nvidia-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
kernel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1

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