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High Memory corruption

CVE-2026-52962 — ceph: fix a buffer leak in __ceph_setxattr()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: fix a buffer leak in __ceph_setxattr() The old_blob in __ceph_setxattr() can store ci->i_xattrs.prealloc_blob value during the retry. However, it is never called the ceph_buffer_put() for the old_blob object. This patch fixes the issue of the buffer leak.

Published Jun 24, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.18%
ahead of 7% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026
Affects
Linux
Linux and 1 more
CVSS base
7.8
High · 1 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Linux Linux version de30fc2ca852365ed635f62d7d818bffc15e55c9≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < d0cb994605c84a159c1d00d72cdc8583c321ef95≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < ecf94823c5c6a20790bb76ed2816822b0beb0c22≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < 4bfdcefdaa6092a06cacd59389c7756b36e6de8c≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < 7d3e8d2d648d5f0df29b4710246680f47695fe94≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < 3fa13ceefbc5f36131110342743994cb3de80637≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < bc7abce4460e490dcb579eec770f175b150b685f≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < 5d3cc36b4e77a27ce7b686b7c59c7072bcb3fa8e
and 11 more version 1d86cb8d3204337e1853b84d69ea0f30dc0ba973version 9cec64d3f6d91da590cc4069172254067b43d0b2≥ 86968ef21596515958d5f0a40233d02be78ecec0 and < 521e5aba857fd267624892c8dd6295f22ce0267eversion dfb8712c7acce0689aed6c400a22b35f4d2861feversion f41cd559f1f3412db8e0acdede05ecf990ebfd8a≥ 4.4.192 and < 4.5≥ 4.9.192 and < 4.10≥ 4.14.143 and < 4.15≥ 4.19.72 and < 4.20≥ 5.2.14 and < 5.3version 5.3
Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Linux Linux Kernel ≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.33≥ 4.9.192 and < 4.10≥ 4.14.143 and < 4.15≥ 4.19.72 and < 4.20≥ 5.2.14 and < 5.3≥ 5.3.1 and < 5.10.258≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.209≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.175
and 11 more ≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.141≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.91≥ 4.4.192 and < 4.5≥ 6.19 and < 7.0.10version 5.3version 5.3-rc6version 5.3-rc7version 5.3-rc8version 7.1-rc1version 7.1-rc2version 7.1-rc3
Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.18%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 7.8
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Analyzed
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVE published
    Jun 24, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

8 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-787
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

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  • CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 15h
  • CVE-2026-98431 RDMA/uverbs: Fix mmap_lock/disassociation_lock circular dependency 1d
  • CVE-2026-98430 RDMA/efa: Keep admin queues alive while IRQ is registered 1d
  • CVE-2026-98429 RDMA/efa: Keep EQ resources alive while IRQ is registered 1d
  • CVE-2026-98428 ALSA: usb: 6fire: Avoid embedded URBs 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-52962 is "ceph: fix a buffer leak in __ceph_setxattr()", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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