CVE-2026-53118 | vdpa: use generic driver_override infrastructure

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]

Published: 2026-06-24 Last update: 2026-06-24 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53118 is rated Low Risk (5/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53118

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-25 0.15%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53118

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53118

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53118

GHSA-jmxg-xc7h-vhvv · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: use generic...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53118

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-53118 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53118
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53118
suse medium CVE-2026-53118 severity moderate: SUSE including 18 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 87 product×package rows across 19 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5, … (19 product lines)): Known Not Affected 87. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53118/
ubuntu low CVE-2026-53118 low priority: Ubuntu including 162 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1458 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1051, ignored 172, released 88, not-affected 79, needed 57, pending 11. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53118

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53118

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 6.18.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53118

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