CVE-2026-53288

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-26. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping

The final part of [data, end) segment may overflow into the next page of init_pg_end[1] which is the gap page before early_init_stack[2]:

[1] crash_arm64_v9.0.1> vtop ffffffed00601000 VIRTUAL PHYSICAL ffffffed00601000 83401000

PAGE DIRECTORY: ffffffecffd62000 PGD: ffffffecffd62da0 => 10000000833fb003 PMD: ffffff80033fb018 => 10000000833fe003 PTE: ffffff80033fe008 => 68000083401f03 PAGE: 83401000

PTE PHYSICAL FLAGS 68000083401f03 83401000 (VALID|SHARED|AF|NG|PXN|UXN)

PAGE PHYSICAL MAPPING INDEX CNT FLAGS fffffffec00d0040 83401000 0 0 1 4000 reserved

[2] ffffffed002c8000 (r) __pi__data ffffffed0054e000 (d) __pi___bss_start ffffffed005f5000 (b) __pi_init_pg_dir ffffffed005fe000 (b) __pi_init_pg_end ffffffed005ff000 (B) early_init_stack ffffffed00608000 (b) __pi__end

For 4K pages, the early kernel mapping may use 2MB block entries but the kernel segments are only 64KB aligned. Segment boundaries that fall within a 2MB block therefore require a PTE table so that different attributes can be applied on either side of the boundary.

KERNEL_SEGMENT_COUNT still correctly counts the five permanent kernel VMAs registered by declare_kernel_vmas(). However, since commit 5973a62efa34 ("arm64: map [_text, _stext) virtual address range non-executable+read-only"), the early mapper also maps [_text, _stext) separately from [_stext, _etext). This adds one more early-only split and can require one more page-table page than the existing EARLY_SEGMENT_EXTRA_PAGES allowance reserves.

Increase the 4K-page early mapping allowance by one page to cover that additional split.

[[email protected]: rewrote part of the commit log] [[email protected]: expanded the code comment]

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb89deed40ba55ff7020061712fdabf098cc2cc
generic

arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4ff33053da0a34b14abb5c96dc5a48379e26fce
generic

arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fe9e3acaa14921b0cf0d6cc2de5b562499bf721
generic

arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d8e74ad4585672489da6145b3328d415f50db82

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53288(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-07-26ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 56× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 12:30 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-27 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-26 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-26 14:31 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-26 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-16 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-15 17:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-14 19:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 35 more
  1. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-12 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-11 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-10 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-09 08:16 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  12. 2026-07-09 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-08 04:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  16. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-06 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-03 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-30 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-26 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-26 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53288?
CVE-2026-53288 is a medium vulnerability published on June 26, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel mapping The final part of [data, end) segment may overflow into the next page of initpgend[1] which is the gap page before earlyinitstack[2]: [1] crasharm64v9.0.1> vtop ffffffed00601000…
When was CVE-2026-53288 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53288 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53288 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53288 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53288?
CVE-2026-53288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53288?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53288, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-53288

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-53288?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs