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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: vsock/virtio: fix MSG_ZEROCOPY pinned-pages accounting", "id": "2492282", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492282"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-911", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `vsock/virtio` component. This vulnerability involves an accounting error in the `MSG_ZEROCOPY` pinned-pages mechanism, where the system's resource limit for locked memory (`RLIMIT_MEMLOCK`) may not be properly enforced. This could allow a local attacker or a malicious virtual machine guest to bypass memory locking restrictions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or a denial of service (DoS) condition."], "name": "CVE-2026-52994", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-06-24T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52994\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52994\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062445-CVE-2026-52994-fe3c@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}