Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53052
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135284
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53052
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect memory access in the qdsp6 topology widget unload handler when processing a virtual widget without checking its type before accessing private data. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53052
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac96689ce2984f4f6ef8892fcb65da377408421
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/296810e91f21a21794886c57f954495d8afd7f32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2491a585202a967ed91f30ec5960024f2536d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8cd78b6000c9d19db249a5a68287158f288ef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1a24d4b8c9682f9b7a9138f636ff004c721aef1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5bfdd28e0cdd45043ae6e0ac168a451d59283dc