CVE-2026-52978 (GCVE-0-2026-52978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 16:28 – Updated: 2026-06-24 16:28
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Title
net: psp: require admin permission for dev-set and key-rotate
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: psp: require admin permission for dev-set and key-rotate The dev-set and key-rotate netlink operations modify shared device state (PSP version configuration and cryptographic key material, respectively) but do not require CAP_NET_ADMIN. The only access control is psp_dev_check_access() which merely verifies netns membership.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Linux Linux Affected: 00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa , < aa1a08a4632af5d1117779e7ff0e32e3c69f29bd (git)
Affected: 00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa , < fb88a8c86109edb15971481e3de816a8bfdfe571 (git)
Affected: 00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa , < b718342a7fbaa2dff5fefc31988c07af8c6cbc21 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.18
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.18 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.33 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0.10 , ≤ 7.0.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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