# CVE-2026-53288: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: Reserve an extra page for early kernel ma... CVE-2026-53288 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1894, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53288 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0016 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jun 22, 2026 ## Description 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. [catalin.marinas@arm.com: rewrote part of the commit log] [catalin.marinas@arm.com: expanded the code comment] ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bpftool6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.12.92-122.166 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.18.33-63.124 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.94-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53288](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-53288.md) | Jun 27, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.0.10-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53288](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-53288.md) | Jun 27, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.33-63.124.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1866](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1866.md) | Jun 22, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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