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The only access\ncontrol is psp_dev_check_access() which merely verifies netns\nmembership.","publishedAt":"2026-06-24T16:28:54.809Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T16:28:54.809Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa","status":"affected","lessThan":"aa1a08a4632af5d1117779e7ff0e32e3c69f29bd","versionType":"git"},{"version":"00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa","status":"affected","lessThan":"fb88a8c86109edb15971481e3de816a8bfdfe571","versionType":"git"},{"version":"00c94ca2b99e6610e483f92e531b319eeaed94aa","status":"affected","lessThan":"b718342a7fbaa2dff5fefc31988c07af8c6cbc21","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["Documentation/netlink/specs/psp.yaml","net/psp/psp-nl-gen.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.18","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.33","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0.10","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["Documentation/netlink/specs/psp.yaml","net/psp/psp-nl-gen.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1a08a4632af5d1117779e7ff0e32e3c69f29bd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb88a8c86109edb15971481e3de816a8bfdfe571","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b718342a7fbaa2dff5fefc31988c07af8c6cbc21"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:16.098Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/52xxx/CVE-2026-52978.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-52978","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-06-24T16:28:54.809Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-24T16:28:54.809Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-06-09T07:44:35.376Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"net: psp: require admin permission for dev-set and key-rotate","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: psp: require admin permission for dev-set and key-rotate\n\nThe dev-set and key-rotate netlink operations modify shared device\nstate (PSP version configuration and cryptographic key material,\nrespectively) but do not require CAP_NET_ADMIN. 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