CVE-2026-53299 net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx()

What is CVE-2026-53299?

CVE-2026-53299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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:

net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx()

If queue entry list allocation fails in airoha_qdma_init_tx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue() will trigger a NULL pointer dereference accessing the queue entry array. The issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in airoha_qdma_init_tx_queue(). Fix the issue moving ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53299?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53299?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-53299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53299, GHSA-cpq4-x345-qfwq, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53299.