High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2026· Updated Jul 6, 2026
CVE-2026-53132
CVE-2026-53132
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: fix potential unbounded skb queue
virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt() checks vvs->rx_bytes + len > vvs->buf_alloc.
virtio_transport_recv_enqueue() skips coalescing for packets with VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM.
If fed with packets with len == 0 and VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM, a very large number of packets can be queued because vvs->rx_bytes stays at 0.
Fix this by estimating the skb metadata size:
(Number of skbs in the queue) * SKB_TRUESIZE(0)
Affected products
22(expand)+ 9 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.1.63,<6.2
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melangepkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-bootc-boot-installed
>= 6.3.0, < 6.12.94+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.3.0, < 6.12.94
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.95-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.95-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.95-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 CVEs Land in a Single Day, Spanning Bluetooth to Memory ManagementVypr Intelligence · Jun 26, 2026