Improper access control in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52920
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135660
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52920
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass inbound IPsec policy matching restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the xt_policy netfilter matcher when processing strict mode inbound policy matching. A remote attacker can send network traffic that traverses a multi-element inbound rule to bypass inbound IPsec policy matching restrictions.
The issue affects strict matching of multi-element inbound rules.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52920
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392cc1d8408b5665215c1e9290bbf0f92339b043
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b2b4d7d4e203c92db8966b163edfacb1f0e1e29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82664d0f1ba25e4f9a71994954abae24c60f4067
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/938867e870fb5471bb16f442aeac81326e05bf65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b130a6eefa02bd4d475f2f059da8bcfb3e7d18d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb323f7b82d2e2f638de0cc2a177803eb20e0707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98b7f85e04b40e28b08c461ded0cc79f14f5509
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1c518bb1f054831ecabb32da9b8e1dff9699c6