Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53369
Published: July 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53369
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 local user to bypass descriptor CRC validation.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in udf_read_tagged() when parsing a crafted UDF image. A local user can supply a descriptor with an oversized descCRCLength value to bypass descriptor CRC validation.
User interaction is required to mount or otherwise process a crafted UDF image.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53369
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1873eb81c65d3f849418d7386baa39c439c9fc38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31605bbe94557bff721eaf041001169d44ac6f98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dede76d525919bb966f9213e131af685de5ff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50dfaf4a027742b4fcdc3e9305e7199ece9bc6a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d41b0a20128e86b9e960dd2e3f0a2d69a18df7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1b6adbf90df6c8941090d5646fbeca25ba9770
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832ab4a882dc9b3c0155490d9993642ef545fd22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb26e628d2a211a23815d375bd33bdf863344e2