CVE-2026-53215
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: refill RX buffers before XDP or skb use The RX error path returns the current descriptor buffer to the hardware BM pool. That is only valid while the driver still owns the buffer. mvpp2_rx_refill() can fail after the current buffer has been handed to XDP or attached to an skb. In those cases mvpp2_run_xdp() may have recycled, redirected, or queued the page for XDP_TX, and an skb free also retires the data buffer. Returning such a buffer to BM lets hardware DMA into memory that is no longer owned by the RX ring. Refill the BM pool before handing the current buffer to XDP or to the skb. If the allocation fails there, drop the packet and return the still-owned current buffer to BM, preserving the pool depth. Once the refill succeeds, later local drops retire/free the current buffer instead of returning it to BM.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% 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: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.8
- 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 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e1b5c4d3b4c658b72c145427cded1bba613fc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580f92f27cb8724bcc4be98ee89890eab524a2ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e8e2a9624df72fca7c736b2966b2cbf6c9c3ff6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2126c5afe89f8ceeb60a3afb9f075b736194cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03cdcedb2cbcc42551dc3e4746929e93c5352d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88b3293b556f4d8fba11db9a8061a6b0d3b69e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8c4fbd22d260fe28530260656c5fb3c20ce84
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e1b5c4d3b4c658b72c145427cded1bba613fc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580f92f27cb8724bcc4be98ee89890eab524a2ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e8e2a9624df72fca7c736b2966b2cbf6c9c3ff6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2126c5afe89f8ceeb60a3afb9f075b736194cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03cdcedb2cbcc42551dc3e4746929e93c5352d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88b3293b556f4d8fba11db9a8061a6b0d3b69e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8c4fbd22d260fe28530260656c5fb3c20ce84