Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53061
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause data loss.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state validation in the dm-cache target when resuming a preloaded table in passthrough mode while dirty mappings are present. A local user can preload and resume a crafted dm-cache table configuration to cause data loss.
Exploitation requires local access to device-mapper management and occurs when metadata updates are still ongoing during table preloading.
Affected software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-man
kernel-macros
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53061
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_328-default - update to 1-8.5.1
kernel-default - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.328.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2, 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1061.64+1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1106.104, 5.15.0-1106.109, 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1, 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b22656d8a68dbeae59f8b80866e7b11936b20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12105c7f18375d7615dad7605d89eadae7eb12a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1443c32f24d6d8bcdf4beceef2afc09290b98717
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c503d60a257e54ca3ac58e2721bd24501d5bde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322586745bd1a0e5f3559fd1635fdeb4dbd1d6b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c98a3f1d7a554c9e920aa31daf92af6b5bbb8cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd5a2c1018938e6b32670728bdb32a3f0efff00f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e86f647561fcf5e1c6eba7d75e9e0c4299c94d
Related Security Bulletins
- Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Linux kernel md driver
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
- Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-bos
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-7.0
- SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi