Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52982

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52982

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135402
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52982
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 a use-after-free in rtl8150_start_xmit() when submitting a USB transmit URB and updating transmit statistics. A local user can trigger concurrent URB completion to cause a denial of service.

The issue is caused by reading skb->len after usb_submit_urb() returns, while the skb may already have been freed by the completion path on another CPU in softirq context.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Ubuntu
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-macros
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-52982

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_67-rt-debuginfo - 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 - update to 1-150700.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_73-default-debuginfo - 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-SLE15-SP7_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.4
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.13.0.215.225, 3.13.0-215.266, 4.4.0.284.290, 4.4.0-284.318, 4.4.0-284.318~14.04.1, 4.4.0.1157.154, 4.4.0-1157.163, 4.4.0.1158.155, 4.4.0-1158.169, 4.4.0.1195.199, 4.4.0-1195.210, 4.15.0.254.238, 4.15.0-254.266, 4.15.0.1150.147, 4.15.0-1150.162, 4.15.0.1177.168, 4.15.0-1177.182, 4.15.0.1188.201~16.04.1, 4.15.0-1188.205, 4.15.0.1195.193, 4.15.0-1195.208, 4.15.0.1205.173, 4.15.0-1205.220, 4.15.0.2096.94, 4.15.0-2096.102, 4.15.0.2113.109, 4.15.0-2113.119, 4.15.0.2133.127, 4.15.0-2133.139, 5.4.0.234.226, 5.4.0-234.254, 5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1066.69, 5.4.0.1080.80, 5.4.0-1080.84, 5.4.0-1108.113, 5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1108.137, 5.4.0.1121.117, 5.4.0-1121.128, 5.4.0.1136.133, 5.4.0-1136.146, 5.4.0-1145.158, 5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1145.176, 5.4.0.1160.154, 5.4.0-1160.170+fips1, 5.4.0.1162.160, 5.4.0-1162.173, 5.4.0-1162.173~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1165.167, 5.4.0-1165.174, 5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1, 5.4.0.1167.159, 5.4.0-1167.173, 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.4.0.1127.129, 4.4.0-1127.134, 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0-254.266~16.04.1, 4.15.0-1188.205~16.04.1, 4.15.0-1195.208~16.04.1, 4.15.0-1205.220~16.04.1
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.1158.163, 4.15.0-1158.169, 4.15.0-1158.169~16.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0-1205.220~14.04.1, 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1149.145, 5.4.0-1149.158
linux-oracle-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0-1161.171~18.04.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1163.110, 5.4.0-1163.174+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1165.107, 5.4.0-1165.174+fips1, 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-azure-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1167.103, 5.4.0-1167.173+fips1, 5.4.0-1167.173~18.04.1
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1106.104, 5.15.0-1106.109, 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.67.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - 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
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
kernel-syms - 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-azure-devel-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-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-azure-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
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
kernel-64kb - 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
kernel-zfcpdump - 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
gfs2-kmp-default - 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-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1032.32
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
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-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

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