Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53309
Published: June 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135721
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53309
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 disclose sensitive information, modify data, or cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in dlm_match_regions() when comparing local and remote regions. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable region comparison to disclose sensitive information, modify data, or cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53309
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b61e8dda9b0fdb0d4cda43de25f4e390554d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fb7f356547d9688822315cd2b205ff0bd5429b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a0673836f019e7c032acbf48d022d5ccf02a845
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426cd8eedac89b86148d4478990eeef16e8a2520
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/760ab35040aca8399021fdb9ff1db1089feb7194
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/819d8ebad3200a53de99bd7e297bc428e41ced54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60a2710b73838d250cda57344c049b89abc5d52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5403ae28085761d58b555645bc7d5feadb10073