Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53005

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53005

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135368
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53005
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the AF_UNIX SOCKMAP handling and garbage collection logic when processing socket buffers carrying SCM file descriptor attributes through SOCKMAP. A local user can send crafted AF_UNIX messages with SCM file descriptor attributes through SOCKMAP to cause a denial of service.

The issue arises because redirected socket buffers are not visible to AF_UNIX garbage collection, and user interaction is not required.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Ubuntu
kernel (Red Hat package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-53005

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.100-1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
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 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

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