Type Confusion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53184
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135609
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53184
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 type confusion in udp_read_skb() when processing UDP packets for a socket in a sockmap with an attached SK_SKB verdict program that performs a socket lookup. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires a UDP socket to be in a sockmap and the attached verdict program to call a socket-lookup helper.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53184
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b585673a2249f13678e7ac443ac683ba767e0b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/263779a6beff03b8b06f6d25566cb0f45af361f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c94f241f776562c489876ff506f366224565c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6822eed69572000a181fa4e31fceacc60918c471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d6d92d000ebe3a845a17c165c1d3a70c5d84fe1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90d35188aaa92b8f8b23f66335e0e91bf60103a3