CVE-2026-53278

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm_mpam: Check whether the config array is allocated before destroying it __destroy_component_cfg() is called to free the configuration array. It uses the embedded 'garbage' structure, which means the array has to be allocated. If __destroy_component_cfg() is called from mpam_disable() before the configuration was ever allocated, then a NULL pointer is dereferenced. Check for this case and return early if the configuration is not allocated. __destroy_component_cfg() also frees the mbwu_state as this is allocated by __allocate_component_cfg(). As the mbwu_state is allocated after comp->cfg is set, and is also under mpam_list_lock, only the first pointer needs checking.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ccbb613b42a1f1ba7bfd547a148f644a902a25c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb6dc76eeae5302c0d885906a0e469ef9630a59

Configurations

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History

26 Jun 2026, 20:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-26 20:17

Updated : 2026-06-30 14:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-53278

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53278

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53278

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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