Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53148
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135632
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-2026-53148
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in tb_xdp_properties_request() in the thunderbolt xdomain handler when processing a crafted XDomain response from a malicious peer. A remote attacker can send a response with a forged length field to cause memory corruption.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53148
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05a43157676c243c248d1c6d9dcecbe6eba2f35d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b334279a82d79fb4723bd4f614305de1ab69caa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322e93448d908434ae5545660fcbe8f5a7a8e141
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5db10c8ad8c09f72c847dfeef3d876098257f505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6021d39ccd979713b39b980286020d8f9a45efd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ae04365e01d5ae4aae83044a8bbd2a9aaf8d0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/906035d5c3784570191d259cbf9a0ac1617852b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcbd0cdab92838854a5818be7ed8a097164ef6d5