Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53247
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135512
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-2026-53247
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 a use-after-free in the mtk_eth_soc driver metadata dst teardown path when tearing down the device while packets still hold a non-refcounted pointer to metadata_dst. A local user can trigger the teardown condition to cause a denial of service.
The issue arises in the RX path because skb_dst_set_noref() requires RCU read-side protection and the destination object must remain valid until all RCU readers have completed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53247
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d86aeb46d5f69c704065a8c69822582787272a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/459c6f35c58cf0fd5247e55d73ddaa29571d9b7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72775977e89c25c99ee84d2c5baa3f86a8ba5cb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80df409e1a483676826a6c66e693dba6ac507751
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e634408d2b0cd939cfe019398a21fb47b7a8ffe3