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CVE-2026-52988: linux kernel from 5.8 (inclusive), before 7.0.10 (exclusive), 7.1 · update rc1; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-52988 affects linux. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00167 (percentile 0.05365), scored 06-Oct-2026. Fixed version: 7.0.10-1. Fixed version: 6.1.189-r0. Fixed version: 6.12.112-r0. Fixed version: 6.18.55-r0.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.8 (inclusive), before 7.0.10 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 7.1 · update rc1
linux

Linux · 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before ed8d3bd8272e49ea987100de2abfb13710329a9b, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before 8fdd2204503ab1ce07dc000c277e2c3edf96a67b, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before 5593c640f9daedec8de61555c41e1019fa675aa6, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before 00e370627f2e1fb3585f9d26348b1abddc75442b, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before 28ecfb3d1fe8dea70319de7051cb6718c25b5b52, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before a557816c6e38e9473d99aa9ea8c662f55fc85847, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before 1346be9379639c30877083b12747d4eacb83c24f, 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 to before a6134e62dba2ea4f760b29d5226907f447c92400
Linux

Linux · 5.8
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as high; integrity impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

Product
linux
CCR priority
28.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.00131 · percentile 0.0237 · 2026-10-10
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-52988.html