High severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53170
accel/ethosu: reject DMA commands with uninitialized length
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
accel/ethosu: reject DMA commands with uninitialized length
cmd_state_init() initializes the command state with memset(0xff),
leaving dma->len at U64_MAX to signal missing setup. The only setter
is NPU_SET_DMA0_LEN; if userspace omits this command and issues
NPU_OP_DMA_START, dma->len remains U64_MAX.
In dma_length(), a positive stride added to U64_MAX wraps to a small
value. With size0 == 1, check_mul_overflow() does not trigger and
dma_length() returns 0 instead of U64_MAX. The caller's U64_MAX check
then passes, region_size[] stays 0, and the bounds check in
ethosu_job.c is bypassed, allowing hardware to execute DMA with stale
physical addresses.
Fix by checking for U64_MAX at the start of dma_length() before any
arithmetic, consistent with the sentinel value used throughout the
driver to detect uninitialized fields.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
5a5e9c0228e613f0ef2a58b9782d7c0ea8f1e58b before fb25c76a820ca8a547aa478bfb503da0a11494ab; 5a5e9c0228e613f0ef2a58b9782d7c0ea8f1e58b before d9d021218162b6c4fe0bdf42b2b340f1aae23a12; 6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53170
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53170
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d021218162b6c4fe0bdf42b2b340f1aae23a12
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb25c76a820ca8a547aa478bfb503da0a11494ab
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