Local memory corruption via freed DMA buffer
Published Jun 26, 2026 · Updated Jun 26, 2026
Use-after-free in the Linux Kernel ENETC driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a timed-out NTMP command. The timeout path returns without aborting the pending hardware command, while ntmp_free_data_mem() frees its DMA response buffer; the device later writes to that freed physical address. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access, an affected ENETC device, and an NTMP command that times out; consequences include data exposure or alteration and a system crash.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the Linux Kernel ENETC driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a timed-out NTMP command. The timeout path returns without aborting the pending hardware command, while ntmp_free_data_mem() frees its DMA response buffer; the device later writes to that freed physical address. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access, an affected ENETC device, and an NTMP command that times out; consequences include data exposure or alteration and a system crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53300
- Published
- Jun 26, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jun 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4701073c3debd16d7f534f3eb808bd9b50601c0c <37c8933064be714ee672b0a0523c2fd045b73b3d
- Affected versionversion=4701073c3debd16d7f534f3eb808bd9b50601c0c <3cade698881eb238f88cbbfec82acc2110440a3f
- Affected versionversion=4701073c3debd16d7f534f3eb808bd9b50601c0c <655d9ce9b1d3db0aa5271acb5e5101c66bd0d58b
- Affected versionversion=6.16
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