CVE-2026-53150
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Reject zero-length property entries in validator tb_property_entry_valid() accepts entries with length == 0 for DIRECTORY, DATA, and TEXT types. A zero-length TEXT entry passes validation but causes an underflow in the null-termination logic: property->value.text[property->length * 4 - 1] = '\0'; When property->length is 0 this writes to offset -1 relative to the allocation. Reject zero-length entries early in the validator since they have no valid representation in the XDomain property protocol.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-191
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.259
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.210
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.176
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.143
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.94
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.36
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.13
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0ddac549ebd713eb9f4a15b6496e3440a17d8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d6c9252a152e756768a26dbf216b9dd9dd8e92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b6e68cb97f725385010264a873e14a3921b6b8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581c2053ab4dbe27e83c9e62deb4c73aa8dc0c3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f56bc6bddffe8710ba0ba8844023b5a44ca90e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d9dbad1463afb510d42c9714f846361d1b726d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca11e7da4fba4b394f69e16448f4463c44c84de6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff8eb65d1eafe7793e54b4d0cf6bf831644630b
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0ddac549ebd713eb9f4a15b6496e3440a17d8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d6c9252a152e756768a26dbf216b9dd9dd8e92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b6e68cb97f725385010264a873e14a3921b6b8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581c2053ab4dbe27e83c9e62deb4c73aa8dc0c3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f56bc6bddffe8710ba0ba8844023b5a44ca90e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99d9dbad1463afb510d42c9714f846361d1b726d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca11e7da4fba4b394f69e16448f4463c44c84de6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff8eb65d1eafe7793e54b4d0cf6bf831644630b
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html