CVE-2026-52973

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc

Currently need_futex_hash_allocate_default() depends on strict pthread semantics, abusing CLONE_THREAD. This breaks the non-concurrency assumptions when doing the mm->futex_ref pcpu allocations, leading to bugs[0] when sharing the mm in other ways; ie:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in futex_hash_put

... where the +1 bias can end up on a percpu counter that mm->futex_ref no longer points at.

Loosen the check to cover any CLONE_VM clone, except vfork(). Excluding vfork keeps the existing paths untouched (no overhead), and we can't race in the first place: either the parent is suspended and the child runs alone, or mm->futex_ref is already allocated from an earlier CLONE_VM.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee9dce44362b2d8132c32964656ab6dff7dfbc6a
generic

futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974ac49a9a068b0591a59f65c63eb06579a13091
generic

futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dcd36420af2da5bd59306dba9caf78e3d248b1d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52973(2)

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

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-07-27ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28) @ resolute2026-07-27ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-27ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-07-27ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-27ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.39.1.el10_22026-07-24redhat

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(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(5)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 79× 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. 2026-07-27 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-27 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-26 15:41 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-26 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-16 10:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-15 22:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-15 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-14 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-14 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 58 more
  1. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-12 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-12 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-11 07:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-10 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-10 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-09 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-09 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-08 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-08 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-07 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-07 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-06 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-06 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-05 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-05 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-04 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-04 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-03 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-03 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-02 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-02 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-01 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-30 23:55 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  46. 2026-06-30 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-28 07:52 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  52. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-27 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-24 18:27 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-24 18:02 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52973?
CVE-2026-52973 is a high vulnerability published on June 24, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Drop CLONE_THREAD requirement for private default hash alloc Currently needfutexhashallocatedefault() depends on strict pthread semantics, abusing CLONE_THREAD. This breaks the non-concurrency assumptions when doing the…
When was CVE-2026-52973 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52973 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-52973 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52973 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 96.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52973?
CVE-2026-52973 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52973?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52973, 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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