What is CVE-2026-53278?

CVE-2026-53278 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and patched in 7.0.10 and 7.1. CVE-2026-53278 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53278?

CVE-2026-53278 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-2026-53278?

Yes, CVE-2026-53278 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.0.10 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-2026-53278 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53278 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2026-53278

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it __destroy_component_cfg() is called to free the configuration array. It uses the embedded 'garbage' structure, which means the array has to be allocated. If __destroy_component_cfg() is called from mpam_disable() before the configuration was ever allocated, then a NULL pointer is dereferenced. Check for this case and return early if the configuration is not allocated. __destroy_component_cfg() also frees the mbwu_state as this is allocated by __allocate_component_cfg(). As the mbwu_state is allocated after comp->cfg is set, and is also under mpam_list_lock, only the first pointer needs checking.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-26

Last modified 2026-07-08

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-476

CVE-2026-53278 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.0.10, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.19

Fixed in

✓ 7.0.10 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ccbb613b42a1f1ba7bfd547a148f644a902a25c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb6dc76eeae5302c0d885906a0e469ef9630a59

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-53278

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-06-26

Modified 2026-07-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53278?

CVE-2026-53278 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and has been patched in 7.0.10 and 7.1. CVE-2026-53278 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53278?

CVE-2026-53278 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-2026-53278?

Yes. CVE-2026-53278 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.0.10 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-2026-53278 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-53278 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.