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CVE-2026-53282

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 26, 2026 linux EPSS 0.12% (2th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2026-53282 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 26, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

x86/kexec: Push kjump return address even for non-kjump kexec

The version of purgatory code shipped by kexec-tools attempts to look above

the top of its stack to find a return address for a kjump, even in a non-kjump

kexec.

After the commit in Fixes: the word above the stack might not be there,

leading to a fault (which is at least now caught by my exception-handling code

in kexec).

That commit fixed things for the actual kjump path, but no longer

"gratuitously" pushes the unused return address to the stack in the non-kjump

path. Put that *back* in the non-kjump path, to prevent purgatory from

crashing when trying to access it.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.18.33 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-53282?

CVE-2026-53282 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 26, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-53282?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-53282?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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