Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53216
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135562
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53216
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 corrupt memory or cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in the mvpp2 XDP receive path when processing packets with XDP tail adjustment on short RX buffers. A local user can trigger bpf_xdp_adjust_tail() on a packet to corrupt memory or cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the XDP frame size is initialized larger than the actual backing buffer size for short BM pool buffers.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53216
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b8b0c3631b19faee53f0d15a49924129b063eec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910617a4e67dbdd5fdb39d9dc6a51e491e1b2c3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9545cc5ef18ca22d031f2f47c157192460652359
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994bd2b58d2bd08aa97ec0836cc813cfcb00d749
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3ee9231ccec6ec3be2de89c56f897055fd9eab1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec8e1e5842bc0dbd4c272761f4db3651eecd0339
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3c6aa078927e6fe8121c9c591ddee8716c5305a