Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53006
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135369
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53006
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in icmpv6_rcv() in the IPv6 ICMP handling code when processing ICMPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ICMPv6 packet to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53006
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0069813e6ca9309eca78022bcb3aeb1e9ef90a12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/085e31a811ef234ef8c3e219c4636dfebfe7e10f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e1f0f89ee4692a64be3f3707ff8ac1ae57b03e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38bdbc897c0d83a3e2b925a51b69420f1feba29a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bff2c8fe5c35ae58bf73104f53db3676e6e5d94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c66b368c6ff453f99cb39d84af93e908e51eef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aff0f28f5be803de2452ce702631c021fcd9ce8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f996edd7615e686ada141b7f3395025729ff8ccb