Explore Insights How it works Contact us

© 2026 Anyday Security

FAQ Privacy Policy Terms of Use

Product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners. They are used here for identification only and imply no affiliation or endorsement.

Explore Insights How it works Contact us

Vulnerability ID

CVE-2026-52937

Memory leak in tap

ProductLinux kernel

CVSS 3.1Medium5.5

EPSS0.11%

Has public PoCNo

AI Exploitability

No working AI exploit yet

Working AI PoC: Not yet
Cheapest run: $4.13
Fastest run: —

Model Matrix Capability Breakdown Vulnerability Details Timeline Community

Model Matrix Capability Breakdown Vulnerability Details Timeline Community

Overview

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.

CWE: CWE-401
Weakness: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Component: tap
Impact: Not stated
Published: 2026-06-24
Fixed version: 7.1

Risk factors

In-the-WildNot observed

CISA KEVNot listed

Public ExploitNone known

Ransomware useNone known

Severity

CVSS 3.1Only version published

5.5Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

EPSS

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.11%

SSVC

Stakeholder-specific vulnerability categorization

Not scored. CISA publishes an SSVC decision for a subset of CVEs.