Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53365
Published: July 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU137403
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-2026-53365
CWE-ID: CWE-772
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 improper resource management in virtio vsock zerocopy completion handling in net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c when processing multi-skb MSG_ZEROCOPY sends. A local user can send a large crafted message that is fragmented into multiple skbs to cause a denial of service.
The issue can leave pinned user pages without completion notification, including when the send loop exits before the final skb is processed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53365
Install security update from vendor's repository.