CVE-2026-53129 | fs/mbcache: cancel shrink work before destroying the cache

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/mbcache: cancel shrink work before destroying the cache mb_cache_destroy() calls shrinker_free() and then frees all cache entries and the cache itself, but it does not cancel the pending c_shrink_work work item first. If mb_cache_entry_create() schedules c_shrink_work via schedule_work() and the work item is still pending or running when mb_cache_destroy() runs, mb_cache_shrink_worker() will access the cache after its memory has been freed, causing a use-after-free. This is only reachable by a privileged user (root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN) who can trigger the last put of a mounted ext2/ext4/ocfs2 filesystem. Cancel the work item with cancel_work_sync() before calling shrinker_free(), ensuring the worker has finished and will not be rescheduled before the cache is torn down.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53129 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). 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-2026-53129

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-25 0.16%

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53129

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53129

GHSA-76p3-3v32-9xxh · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/mbcache: cancel shrink...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53129

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-53129 not yet assigned 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-2026-53129
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53129
ubuntu low CVE-2026-53129 low priority: Ubuntu including 160 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1440 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1038, ignored 218, needed 94, released 86, needs-triage 2, not-affected 1, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53129

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53129

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.6, < 6.12.91 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.6, < 6.18.33 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.6, < 7.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.6, < 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53129

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