{"cve":"CVE-2026-53298","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-26T20:17:23.003","modified":"2026-07-08T03:39:49.683","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()\n\nIf queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a\nNULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs\nsince netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI.\nThe issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in\nairoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc\nvalue to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving\nndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.\nMove page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to\navoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53298","score":0.00162,"percentile":0.05343,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}