CVE-2026-52937

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bddc09212c24934643bd44fc794748d2bbb3b6cd
generic

tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/719007c3492f0f1f9e9cdbed8ac45ba45bb13eeb
generic

tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05305e832be7b9d65b2b72caacf7d850b3942b2a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52937(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 56× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-26 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 15:44 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-26 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-17 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-14 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-12 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-11 01:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-10 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-09 00:35 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  12. 2026-07-09 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-08 20:53 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  14. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-06 02:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-03 03:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-30 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-27 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-24 08:41 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-06-24 08:40 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52937?
CVE-2026-52937 is a medium vulnerability published on June 24, 2026. 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 ifrhwaddr, but netifgetmacaddress() only writes…
When was CVE-2026-52937 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52937 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-52937 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52937 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52937?
CVE-2026-52937 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52937?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52937, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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