GHSA-jmxg-xc7h-vhvv · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: use generic...
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]
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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| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-25 | — | 0.15% | — |
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GHSA-jmxg-xc7h-vhvv · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: use generic...
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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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
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53118 |
suse
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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
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |