CVE-2026-53282 | x86/kexec: Push kjump return address even for non-kjump kexec

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kexec: Push kjump return address even for non-kjump kexec The version of purgatory code shipped by kexec-tools attempts to look above the top of its stack to find a return address for a kjump, even in a non-kjump kexec. After the commit in Fixes: the word above the stack might not be there, leading to a fault (which is at least now caught by my exception-handling code in kexec). That commit fixed things for the actual kjump path, but no longer "gratuitously" pushes the unused return address to the stack in the non-kjump path. Put that *back* in the non-kjump path, to prevent purgatory from crashing when trying to access it.

Published: 2026-06-26 Last update: 2026-06-30 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53282 is rated Low Risk (6.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53282

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-27 0.17%

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53282

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53282

GHSA-865v-r97p-c9pq · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kexec: Push kjump return...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53282

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-53282 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53282
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53282/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-53282 medium priority: Ubuntu including 161 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1449 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1044, ignored 172, not-affected 112, released 87, needed 23, pending 10, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53282

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53282

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.18.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53282

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