Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53035
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135331
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-2026-53035
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper lock handling in bpf_iter_unix_seq_show() when processing BPF iterator output for AF_UNIX sockets. A local user can trigger a sockmap update from an iterator program to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires the ability to run a BPF iterator program that updates a sockmap.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53035
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cef33b9813b78f227942572fb317afcd5c9ac94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d328dd695383224aa750ddee6b4ad40c0f8d205
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/527057ebe8076dfbcaef51195ff1b7508646be2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66d9fab4565eafe1afe7ba0581f79b76073b60fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87828b380956d4986f59f2c086e0b09b3e6cdaae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd3592129f24243713673a07225cf1f15a9bb835