CVE-2026-53185
zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 25, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial()
zram_read_page() picks the sync or async backing device read path based on whether the parent bio is NULL. zram_bvec_write_partial() passes its parent bio down, so for ZRAM_WB slots the read is dispatched asynchronously and zram_read_page() returns 0 while the bio is still in flight. The caller then runs memcpy_from_bvec(), zram_write_page() and __free_page() on the buffer, leaving the async read to write into a freed page.
zram_bvec_read_partial() was switched to NULL in commit 4e3c87b9421d ("zram: fix synchronous reads") for the same reason; the write_partial counterpart was missed.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-364 Signal Handler Race Condition
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c2821665ff71be3f4b07ecece384669f2877f6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a602b505ce4802915853cfc435a4722fab3e64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96786d6ff1acc1d54d9241e97767554c1dfdd5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198b5a14cca27263b9c14b20114c8092de15dfcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732fd9f0b9c1cdc6dfd77162ded60df005182cc0
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53185vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2492735issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53185.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61887vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65708vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63014vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63013vendor-advisory
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