CVE-2026-53369: Linux kernel · udf: reject descriptors with oversized CRC length
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High · fixed in fdb26e628d2a211a23815d375bd33bdf863344e2 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in fdb26e628d2a211a23815d375bd33bdf863344e2, 31605bbe94557bff721eaf041001169d44ac6f98, 1873eb81c65d3f849418d7386baa39c439c9fc38 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: reject descriptors with oversized CRC length udf_read_tagged() skips CRC verification when descCRCLength + sizeof(struct tag) exceeds the block size. A crafted UDF image can set descCRCLength to an oversized value to bypass CRC validation entirely; the descriptor is then accepted based solely on the 8-bit tag checksum, which is trivially recomputable. Reject such descriptors instead of silently accepting them. A legitimate single-block descriptor should never have a CRC length that exceeds the block.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/832ab4a882dc9b3c0155490d9993642ef545fd22 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1b6adbf90df6c8941090d5646fbeca25ba9770 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dede76d525919bb966f9213e131af685de5ff99 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/50dfaf4a027742b4fcdc3e9305e7199ece9bc6a6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31605bbe94557bff721eaf041001169d44ac6f98 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1873eb81c65d3f849418d7386baa39c439c9fc38 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb26e628d2a211a23815d375bd33bdf863344e2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d41b0a20128e86b9e960dd2e3f0a2d69a18df7 (opens in a new tab)