CVE-2026-52923

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 94% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 24, 2026 (15 days ago)
Last Modified: June 24, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The `ipc_idr_alloc()` function, used in the checkpoint/restore path for SysV Inter-Process Communication (IPC) ID allocation, does not properly limit ID allocation to the valid range. This can result in the system attempting to dereference freed memory, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could potentially cause system instability or information disclosure.

CWE

CWE-825

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org