# CVE-2026-53294: mailbox: mailbox-test: don't free the reused channel

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-26 · Updated: 2026-06-26

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: mailbox-test: don't free the reused channel The RX channel can be aliased to the TX channel if it has a different MMIO. This special case needs to be handled when freeing the channels otherwise a double-free occurs.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0089f82c3e36060c2c79156bc2018bfb16b56b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4f3d0f64f1016cb78b400a70b67df91fac99b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c494a11da45ad7ec9b0ff216c3e3ace351193bb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afca89fae501dbd7421e1777b5b8f033b1d98d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c209299b0113e289e238fa5f2e8f00c59f76060
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f6dcea46cf5de65c4ba7283f7c7b34de4a324d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/240c71a2aea36a1a4210f911a1c32ea88777e8e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ebadbf0deefdaccdab868b44ff70a0a257f473

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