CVE-2026-53312 iommu/riscv: Remove overflows on the invalidation path
An integer overflow in the RISC-V IOMMU driver causes an infinite loop, leading to 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-2026-53312?
CVE-2026-53312 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:
iommu/riscv: Remove overflows on the invalidation path
Since RISC-V supports a sign extended page table it should support a gather->end of ULONG_MAX, but if this happens it will infinite loop because of the overflow.
Also avoid overflow computing the length by moving the +1 to the other side of the <
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-53312?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-53312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-53312, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53312, GHSA-h2cq-p42h-rq44, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53312.