CVE-2026-53298 | net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() If queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a NULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs since netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI. The issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc value to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine. Move page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to avoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53298 is rated Low Risk (6.5/100): 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-2026-53298

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

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GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53298

GHSA-qvrw-vpg6-fx6m · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Move ndesc...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53298

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-53298 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-2026-53298
suse https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53298/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-53298 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-2026-53298

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.12.91 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.18.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53298

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