Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53023
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135344
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53023
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in ntfs3_label_show() when exposing a cached NTFS volume label after UTF-8 conversion. A local user can mount a crafted NTFS filesystem image to disclose sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53023
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b11fcbe80a59acdf58337d80ebb5f72201d73d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32b0686369e0afbb3549a0d93e2d8517da84cd30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d564b762389679e2f8fb9eeb20af7e82371e1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd0707b81cb4589f00aec5c4c1288bd0980d2a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6136bbb054f7ab9f51ae99915541633b18bcef90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cd43fe9b083fa23fe1595666d5738856cb261a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7a0c34c4ca259cfddf3bc18fc5b3c6411d26ed