CVE-2026-53148
kernel: thunderbolt: Clamp XDomain response data copy to allocation size
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 25, 2026
Updated · July 8, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Thunderbolt driver. A malicious peer can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted response that causes the system to write data beyond an allocated memory buffer. This out-of-bounds write can lead to memory corruption, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write