{"cve":"CVE-2026-53118","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:26.190","modified":"2026-10-21T13:19:11.253","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvdpa: use generic driver_override infrastructure\n\nWhen a driver is probed through __driver_attach(), the bus' match()\ncallback is called without the device lock held, thus accessing the\ndriver_override field without a lock, which can cause a UAF.\n\nFix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure taking\ncare of proper locking internally.\n\nNote that calling match() from __driver_attach() without the device lock\nheld is intentional. [1]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4005cb89139f7c9af85046b241dcf3fa2e1b3559","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eab1a74a498f0bf19f102f9362e9deef9307aea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654ef9c33e138ede6734ac286282df9faf83cd11","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85bb534ff12aab6916058897b39c748940a7a4c6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5cb4913ce333cc4647722e8c2b8378e12f2464"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53118","score":0.0012,"percentile":0.01831,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}