CVE-2026-23253

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-18. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen

dvb_dvr_open() calls dvb_ringbuffer_init() when a new reader opens the DVR device. dvb_ringbuffer_init() calls init_waitqueue_head(), which reinitializes the waitqueue list head to empty.

Since dmxdev->dvr_buffer.queue is a shared waitqueue (all opens of the same DVR device share it), this orphans any existing waitqueue entries from io_uring poll or epoll, leaving them with stale prev/next pointers while the list head is reset to {self, self}.

The waitqueue and spinlock in dvr_buffer are already properly initialized once in dvb_dmxdev_init(). The open path only needs to reset the buffer data pointer, size, and read/write positions.

Replace the dvb_ringbuffer_init() call in dvb_dvr_open() with direct assignment of data/size and a call to dvb_ringbuffer_reset(), which properly resets pread, pwrite, and error with correct memory ordering without touching the waitqueue or spinlock.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
2.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 18, 2026

Last Modified

June 1, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb378cf89be434ed1f10ab79cc4788fba8ae868d
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1e520ca2e83ece6731af6167c9e5e16931ecba0
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71781bad59b1c9d60d7068004581f9bf19c0c9d
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd94642025e6f71c8f754bdec0800ee95e4f3dd
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfbc0b5b32a8f28ce284add619bf226716a59bc0
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af050ab44fa1b1897a940d7d756e512232f5e5df
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/527cfa8a3486b3555c5c15e2f62be484a11398dc
generic

media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32eb8e4adc207ef31bc6e5ae56bab940b0176066

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-23253(1)

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

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.1.167osv

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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23253?
CVE-2026-23253 is a high vulnerability published on March 18, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: fix wrong reinitialization of ringbuffer on reopen dvbdvropen() calls dvbringbufferinit() when a new reader opens the DVR device. dvbringbufferinit() calls initwaitqueuehead(), which reinitializes the waitqueue…
When was CVE-2026-23253 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23253 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 18, 2026, with the most recent update on June 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23253 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23253 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23253?
CVE-2026-23253 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23253?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23253, 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.

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