{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T13:42:19+00:00","cve":"CVE-2026-53298","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2026-53298","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2026-53298.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53298","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53298"},"summary":{"title":"net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()\n\nIf queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a\nNULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs\nsince netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI.\nThe issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc\nvalue to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving\nndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.\nMove page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to\navoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"Linux","published_at":"2026-06-26 20:17:23","updated_at":"2026-07-08 03:39:49"},"problem_types":["CWE-476"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"5.5","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5","name":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5","refsource":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53298","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53298","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752 d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7 git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752 4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5 git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752 14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7 git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752 379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a git","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"affected 6.11","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 6.11 semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 6.12.91 6.12.* semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 6.18.33 6.18.* semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 7.0.10 7.0.* semver","platforms":[]},{"source":"CNA","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","version":"unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2026","cve_id":"53298","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"linux","cpe5":"linux_kernel","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2026","cve_id":"53298","cve":"CVE-2026-53298","epss":"0.001680000","percentile":"0.064660000","score_date":"2026-07-04","updated_at":"2026-07-05 00:02:27"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"lessThan":"d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7","status":"affected","version":"23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5","status":"affected","version":"23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7","status":"affected","version":"23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752","versionType":"git"},{"lessThan":"379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a","status":"affected","version":"23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752","versionType":"git"}]},{"defaultStatus":"affected","product":"Linux","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c"],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"6.11"},{"lessThan":"6.11","status":"unaffected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","version":"6.12.91","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","version":"6.18.33","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.0.10","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","version":"7.1","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.91","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.33","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.10","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","vulnerable":true},{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"7.1","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","vulnerable":true}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()\n\nIf queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a\nNULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs\nsince netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI.\nThe issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc\nvalue to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving\nndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.\nMove page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to\navoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails."}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-06-26T19:40:55.867Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a"}],"title":"net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2026-53298","datePublished":"2026-06-26T19:40:55.867Z","dateReserved":"2026-06-09T07:44:35.396Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-26T19:40:55.867Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-06-26 20:17:23","lastModifiedDate":"2026-07-08 03:39:49","problem_types":["CWE-476"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.91","matchCriteriaId":"88847604-FD87-4DC8-8370-F07E77FD74A2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.33","matchCriteriaId":"96D99E49-380D-43AB-BDBA-25C3AD018A9C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.10","matchCriteriaId":"A13475D2-59BF-4716-94B5-7C1D239A2CF4"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"53298","Ordinal":"1","Title":"net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_ini","CVE":"CVE-2026-53298","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"53298","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()\n\nIf queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a\nNULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs\nsince netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI.\nThe issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc\nvalue to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving\nndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.\nMove page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to\navoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails.","Type":"Description","Title":"net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_ini"}]}}}