CVE-2026-53118

Last refreshed2026-10-23

Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-53118

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-53118
CVSS Score / Version	7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated	2026-10-21
CVSS Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CVSS Prose	attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products	Linux Kernel
Classified as	CWE-416 (Use After Free)

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
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Linux

Linux Kernel

Subsystems	OT Supporting Infrastructure
Sectors	All Sectors

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

vdpa: use generic driver_override infrastructure

When a driver is probed through __driver_attach(), the bus' match()

callback is called without the device lock held, thus accessing the

driver_override field without a lock, which can cause a UAF.

Fix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure taking

care of proper locking internally.

Note that calling match() from __driver_attach() without the device lock

held is intentional. [1] (NVD)

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53118
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53118

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NVD

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