High severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53185
zram: fix use-after-free in zram_bvec_write_partial()
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.14 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; +5 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
8e654f8fbff52ac483fb69957222853d7e2fc588 before 0c2821665ff71be3f4b07ecece384669f2877f6a; 8e654f8fbff52ac483fb69957222853d7e2fc588 before 77a602b505ce4802915853cfc435a4722fab3e64; 8e654f8fbff52ac483fb69957222853d7e2fc588 before c96786d6ff1acc1d54d9241e97767554c1dfdd5b; 8e654f8fbff52ac483fb69957222853d7e2fc588 before 198b5a14cca27263b9c14b20114c8092de15dfcb; 8e654f8fbff52ac483fb69957222853d7e2fc588 before 732fd9f0b9c1cdc6dfd77162ded60df005182cc0; 4.14 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53185
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53185
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c2821665ff71be3f4b07ecece384669f2877f6a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198b5a14cca27263b9c14b20114c8092de15dfcb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732fd9f0b9c1cdc6dfd77162ded60df005182cc0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a602b505ce4802915853cfc435a4722fab3e64
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96786d6ff1acc1d54d9241e97767554c1dfdd5b
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723
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