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CVE-2026-52933 HIGH

Published: 2026-06-24 | Last Modified: 2026-09-08 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/poll: fix signed comparison in io_poll_get_ownership() io_poll_get_ownership() uses a signed comparison to check whether poll_refs has reached the threshold for the slowpath: if (unlikely(atomic_read(&req->poll_refs) >= IO_POLL_REF_BIAS)) atomic_read() returns int (signed). When IO_POLL_CANCEL_FLAG (BIT(31)) is set in poll_refs, the value becomes negative in signed arithmetic, so the >= 128 comparison always evaluates to false and the slowpath is never taken. Fix this by casting the atomic_read() result to unsigned int before the comparison, so that the cancel flag is treated as a large positive value and correctly triggers the slowpath.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.8 (HIGH)

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

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-835

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb84b80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb843c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb85980> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a533b080> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea96940> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea97580> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea97f00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb87940> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a5311240> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea97700> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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