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CVE-2026-53008 medium CVSS 4.7

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53008)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53008). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: fix race condition in TX timestamp ring cleanup

Fix a race condition between ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() and ice_tx_map()
that can cause a NULL pointer dereference.

ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring currently clears the ICE_TX_FLAGS_TXTIME flag
after NULLing the tstamp_ring. This could allow a concurrent ice_tx_map
call on another CPU to dereference the tstamp_ring, which could lead to
a NULL pointer dereference.

CPU A:ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() CPU B:ice_tx_map()
tx_ring->tstamp_ring = NULL
ice_is_txtime_cfg() -> true
tstamp_ring = tx_ring->tstamp_ring
tstamp_ring->count // NULL deref!
flags &= ~ICE_TX_FLAGS_TXTIME

Fix by:

  1. Reordering ice_free_tx_tstamp_ring() to clear the flag before
    NULLing the pointer, with smp_wmb() to ensure proper ordering.
  2. Adding smp_rmb() in ice_tx_map() after the flag check to order the
    flag read before the pointer read, using READ_ONCE() for the
    pointer, and adding a NULL check as a safety net.
  3. Converting tx_ring->flags from u8 to DECLARE_BITMAP() and using
    atomic bitops (set_bit(), clear_bit(), test_bit()) for all flag
    operations throughout the driver:
    • ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_XDP
    • ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_VLAN_L2TAG1
    • ICE_TX_RING_FLAGS_VLAN_L2TAG2
    • ICE_TX_RING_FLAG…

Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53008 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-53008" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-53008 (Linux kernel) — CWE-362 / CVSS v3 4.7
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-362) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.18.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.57"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.0.10"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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