In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR
In the SIOCGIFHWADDR path, tap_ioctl() copies 16 bytes of an
uninitialised on-stack struct sockaddr_storage to userspace via
ifr_hwaddr, but netif_get_mac_address() only writes sa_family and
dev->addr_len (6 for Ethernet) bytes, leaving sa_data[6..13] uninitialised.
Those 8 trailing bytes leak kernel stack contents; SIOCGIFHWADDR on a
macvtap chardev returns kernel .text and direct-map pointers, defeating
KASLR.
Initialise ss at declaration.
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History
08 Jul 2026, 19:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CWE | CWE-401 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05305e832be7b9d65b2b72caacf7d850b3942b2a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/719007c3492f0f1f9e9cdbed8ac45ba45bb13eeb - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bddc09212c24934643bd44fc794748d2bbb3b6cd - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
24 Jun 2026, 08:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-24 08:16
Updated : 2026-07-08 19:22
NVD link : CVE-2026-52937
Mitre link : CVE-2026-52937
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52937
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
