Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52966
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135403
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52966
CWE-ID: CWE-664
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in drm_gem_change_handle_ioctl in the DRM GEM subsystem when changing object handles associated with dma-buf objects. A local user can invoke the affected ioctl to trigger inconsistent IDR pointer handling and cause a denial of service.
The issue can lead to a kernel warning during DRM file cleanup.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52966
Install security update from vendor's repository.