Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52955
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135426
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-2026-52955
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds access in crush_decode() when processing a CEPH_MSG_OSD_MAP message containing a crush map with mismatched bucket algorithm fields. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CEPH_MSG_OSD_MAP message to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52955
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f3604cbe4df14c5e58288ac9f57511e726a222d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f42508191e129ee6b5ea96578d5cab14f2a013a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c79fc2d598694bda845b46229c9d48b65042970
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e70ef53e818c53eab28d7b0026b7fd03dddaba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cceb10023e76bc89f3fe9238ebd0ccab0fc7c7c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea0d42137f0c06da71e37ffc647aab4c5309599a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe76d58a48a48031b98543d86c4cd30a825b622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb176a99e4c1a5a8448a83d83d3606203ba81faa