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  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "23020f04932701d5c8363e60756f12b43b8ed752"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7"
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              "fixed": "4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7"
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            {
              "fixed": "379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a"
            }
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          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Linux",
        "name": "Kernel"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.11.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.12.91"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.13.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.18.33"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.19.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.0.10"
            }
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53298.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-53298",
  "modified": "2026-07-09T03:51:44.183640279Z",
  "published": "2026-06-26T19:40:55.867Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dc48e5ba73d5c69559bf1a1a6884f7843aade7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379050947a1828826ad7ea50c95245a56929b35a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d4acfa348a1d8c0941004823662ede0fdb5dea5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36be272adda7f313e39dd118086955d993bf6a7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53298.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53298"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "summary": "net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()"
}