Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12 thunderbolt value.text tb_property_entry_valid null termination

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function tb_property_entry_valid of the file value.text of the component thunderbolt. Performing a manipulation results in null termination. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-53150. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12. This affects the function tb_property_entry_valid of the file value.text of the component thunderbolt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null termination vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-170. The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Reject zero-length property entries in validator tb_property_entry_valid() accepts entries with length == 0 for DIRECTORY, DATA, and TEXT types. A zero-length TEXT entry passes validation but causes an underflow in the null-termination logic: property->value.text[property->length * 4 - 1] = '\0'; When property->length is 0 this writes to offset -1 relative to the allocation. Reject zero-length entries early in the validator since they have no valid representation in the XDomain property protocol.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-53150 since 06/09/2026. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (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 581c2053ab4dbe27e83c9e62deb4c73aa8dc0c3a/35d6c9252a152e756768a26dbf216b9dd9dd8e92/99d9dbad1463afb510d42c9714f846361d1b726d/5f56bc6bddffe8710ba0ba8844023b5a44ca90e4/ca11e7da4fba4b394f69e16448f4463c44c84de6/2e0ddac549ebd713eb9f4a15b6496e3440a17d8b/3b6e68cb97f725385010264a873e14a3921b6b8a/cff8eb65d1eafe7793e54b4d0cf6bf831644630b 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

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• 5.10.258
• 5.15.209
• 6.1.175
• 6.6.142
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License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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