Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53102

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53102

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135202
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53102
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in the mt76 wireless driver MCU request handling code when processing error paths after allocating an skb. A local user can trigger an intermediate failure to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-53102

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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