CVE-2026-53075: high-severity vulnerability in Linux
ppp: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in target netns for unattached ioctls
Published · Updated
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 8.8epss 0.3%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDJun 24
1st PoCApr 3
exploitation probability
0.3%top 85% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
2 public exploit(s)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in target netns for unattached ioctls
/dev/ppp open is currently authorized against file->f_cred->user_ns,
while unattached administrative ioctls operate on current->nsproxy->net_ns.
As a result, a local unprivileged user can create a new user namespace
with CLONE_NEWUSER, gain CAP_NET_ADMIN only in that new user namespace,
and still issue PPPIOCNEWUNIT, PPPIOCATTACH, or PPPIOCATTCHAN against
an inherited network namespace.
Require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the user namespace that owns the target network
namespace before handling unattached PPP administrative ioctls.
This preserves normal pppd operation in the network namespace it is
actually privileged in, while rejecting the userns-only inherited-netns
case.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Linux · Linuxpublic PoCs found — 2
githubgithub.com/lottiedeyan/CVE-2026-53075poc★ 0githubgithub.com/foxirain/linux-kernel-codex-harness-v2★ 0⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
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References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8a51ce85075a56a743b6f142606dd2696a391chttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb6379416fd19f44c3423a00bfd8626259f6067https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2c2157dc2afc5c17cd7238afefca92f1ef330ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5013be175c7ffd8b39efbc3c9c4db5b10b85fea8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5080e188c914110034bbc569d5cfa2f06204681dhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e901e28d177ac9a9bed76d69ce3471e704a89ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954745d0223e7caec917c0b2d1a889ff56fa6e54https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9edd90c57ae23692fff6b049fdfa4572a9fd532