CVE-2026-53185
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.12.94-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.0.13-1 |
| forky | Affected | โ |
| bullseye | Affected | โ |
| bookworm | Affected | โ |
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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53185
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.