NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53158
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135622
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-2026-53158
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in fastrpc_rpmsg_callback() when handling a glink message before probe initialization has completed. A local attacker can trigger the callback during early channel activation to cause a denial of service.
This issue can occur during boot when the rpmsg channel becomes live before driver initialization is fully complete.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53158
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfdf0a9855df55e9e031ca6a25b855820590c70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5401fb4fe10fac6134c308495df18ed74aebb9c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4a23df5b7c02929b62e5dbc270ec7c42b8134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5de9cb5355db36438edc621dde3673e3f235767
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d77583ca33299fede0c194744ef2284e7ba5b763