NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53295
Published: June 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135741
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-2026-53295
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 user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in the mailbox controller channel array handling when initializing a mailbox controller without an attached channel array. A local user can trigger initialization of a mailbox controller in this state to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53295
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f11444271110d9b5bc6316a153c6431abda899c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14aed0d4e58389cc6a88acf8610b12d3e476272b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37792091ab28ba030fd8d61184c47d4d51294170
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cc3300fab262b26c28bc2fc06df693410c3840b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6362c4a7d7e21e68cd9aa04df7cde16befba3a4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dd7489943324298bb0f385495795a82f1dd6507
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1aad75595fb67edc7fda8af249d3b886efa1be9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d44872a569b8fbacde457ff2587a775e5004bb79