CVE-2026-53030 i3c: master: renesas: Fix memory leak in renesas_i3c_i3c_xfers()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Renesas I3C master driver allows attackers to exhaust kernel memory, potentially causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-53030?

CVE-2026-53030 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

i3c: master: renesas: Fix memory leak in renesas_i3c_i3c_xfers()

The xfer structure allocated by renesas_i3c_alloc_xfer() was never freed in the renesas_i3c_i3c_xfers() function. Use the __free(kfree) cleanup attribute to automatically free the memory when the variable goes out of scope.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53030?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53030?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-53030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-53030, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53030, GHSA-2hwx-f32f-7qp6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53030.

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