What is CVE-2026-53169?

CVE-2026-53169 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and patched in 7.0.13 and 7.1. CVE-2026-53169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53169?

CVE-2026-53169 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53169?

Yes, CVE-2026-53169 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.0.13 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-53169 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-53169

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/ethosu: reject NPU_OP_RESIZE commands from userspace NPU_OP_RESIZE is a U85-only command that the driver does not yet implement. The existing WARN_ON(1) placeholder fires unconditionally whenever userspace submits this command via DRM_IOCTL_ETHOSU_GEM_CREATE, causing unbounded kernel log spam. If panic_on_warn is set the kernel panics, giving any unprivileged user with access to the DRM device a trivial denial-of-service primitive. Replace the WARN_ON(1) with an explicit -EINVAL return so the ioctl rejects the command before it reaches hardware.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-25

Last modified 2026-07-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-617

CVE-2026-53169 is classified as CWE-617

See CWE-617 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.0.13, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.19

Fixed in

✓ 7.0.13 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70090a32f56a4589e7e860e0f9a8fbe4417df0a1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef911805d86a05363d3ec2fa9835a41def83bb7e

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-53169

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-06-25

Modified 2026-07-06

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53169?

CVE-2026-53169 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and has been patched in 7.0.13 and 7.1. CVE-2026-53169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53169?

CVE-2026-53169 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53169?

Yes. CVE-2026-53169 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.0.13 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-53169 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-53169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.