HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-53173
HIGH

CVE-2026-53173

Published: June 25, 2026· Updated: Jun 30, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:5.8th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

accel/ethosu: fix OOB write in ethosu_gem_cmdstream_copy_and_validate()

The command stream parsing loop increments the index variable a second

time when a 64-bit command word is encountered (bit 14 set), but does

not re-check the loop bound before writing the second word:

for (i = 0; i < size / 4; i++) {

bocmds[i] = cmds[0];

if (cmd & 0x4000) {

i++;

bocmds[i] = cmds[1]; /* unchecked */

}

}

The buffer bocmds is backed by a DMA allocation of exactly size bytes

from drm_gem_dma_create(ddev, size), giving valid indices [0, size/4-1].

When i == size/4 - 1 on entry to an iteration and bit 14 of cmds[0] is

set, bocmds[size/4-1] is written in bounds, i is then incremented to

size/4, and bocmds[size/4] writes four bytes past the end of the

allocation.

Userspace controls both the buffer contents and the size argument via

the ioctl, making this a userspace-triggerable heap out-of-bounds write.

Fix by checking the incremented index against the buffer bound before

the second write and returning -EINVAL if the buffer is too small to

contain the extended command.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-53173 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (2)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-53173
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.16%
PublishedJun 25, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-53173 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.