CVE-2026-53185

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 93% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 25, 2026 (14 days ago)
Last Modified: June 25, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the zram module. This vulnerability is a use-after-free error, where the system attempts to use a piece of memory after it has been freed. This occurs when the `zram_bvec_write_partial()` function allows an asynchronous read to write into a page that has already been deallocated. Such a flaw can lead to system instability, causing crashes, or in some scenarios, could be exploited by a local attacker to escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code.

CWE

CWE-364

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org