In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in target netns for unattached ioctls /dev/ppp open is currently authorized against file->f_cred->user_ns, while unattached administrative ioctls operate on current->nsproxy->net_ns. As a result, a local unprivileged user can create a new user namespace with CLONE_NEWUSER, gain CAP_NET_ADMIN only in that new user namespace, and still issue PPPIOCNEWUNIT, PPPIOCATTACH, or PPPIOCATTCHAN against an inherited network namespace. Require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the user namespace that owns the target network namespace before handling unattached PPP administrative ioctls. This preserves normal pppd operation in the network namespace it is actually privileged in, while rejecting the userns-only inherited-netns case.
Fix
Public exploits 2
- foxirain/linux-kernel-codex-harness-v2 PoC on GitHub
- lottiedeyan/CVE-2026-53075poc PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8a51ce85075a56a743b6f142606dd2696a391c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb6379416fd19f44c3423a00bfd8626259f6067 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2c2157dc2afc5c17cd7238afefca92f1ef330e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5013be175c7ffd8b39efbc3c9c4db5b10b85fea8 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5080e188c914110034bbc569d5cfa2f06204681d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e901e28d177ac9a9bed76d69ce3471e704a89e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954745d0223e7caec917c0b2d1a889ff56fa6e54 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9edd90c57ae23692fff6b049fdfa4572a9fd532 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 3
- CwesCWE-863NVD modified 2026-10-19 20:18
- StatusAnalyzed → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-19 20:18
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-16 16:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8a51ce85075a56a743b6f142606dd2696a391c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb6379416fd19f44c3423a00bfd8626259f6067 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2c2157dc2afc5c17cd7238afefca92f1ef330e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5013be175c7ffd8b39efbc3c9c4db5b10b85fea8 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5080e188c914110034bbc569d5cfa2f06204681d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e901e28d177ac9a9bed76d69ce3471e704a89e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954745d0223e7caec917c0b2d1a889ff56fa6e54 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9edd90c57ae23692fff6b049fdfa4572a9fd532 Patch