Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12 drm mod_hdcp_read_rx_id_list out-of-bounds write

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function mod_hdcp_read_rx_id_list of the component drm. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-53137. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. Affected is the function mod_hdcp_read_rx_id_list of the component drm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Clamp HDMI HDCP2 rx_id_list read to buffer size [Why & How] During HDCP 2.x repeater authentication over HDMI, the driver reads the sink's RxStatus register and extracts a 10-bit message size field (max value 1023). This value is used as the read length for the ReceiverID list without being clamped to the size of the destination buffer rx_id_list[177]. A malicious HDMI repeater could advertise a message size larger than the buffer, causing an out-of-bounds write during the I2C read. Clamp the read length in mod_hdcp_read_rx_id_list() to the size of the rx_id_list buffer, matching the approach already used in the DP branch. (cherry picked from commit 229212219e4247d9486f8ba41ef087358490be09)

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-53137 since 06/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/25/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36 or 7.0.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3c4444aec06c74fbc05661f370954ac814963c38/91fb41218c413989d8b6c837748751454b452d68/964e50ef7b8f09815a7d05b8326af700f8d5bc96/79e0273272a05fb26f9b1e55bf1a52eefc3b7b35/bfba882cfcd08f6540f72f48e786b6404f5d2c5b/1906064d50d194a145486e5caf3db3e708b6f6ef/98cfb7530ea91d8e5e928285cdce58e1131f6e83/f0f3981c43b32cadfe373d636d9e9ca522bb3702 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-39342). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Linux

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License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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