{"cve":"CVE-2026-53120","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:26.380","modified":"2026-10-21T13:19:11.370","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: 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/10a4206a24013be4d558d476010cbf2eb4c9fa64","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58a42be0d70307d765594fc581f5f5e5ef059712","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5b2c5755495507e14f310c2653c85de0a309b1f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe950d9464cad609f3b118c6203e2708055bc61","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdfa287956d00b936e0ac409b21e4f90501ad109"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53120","score":0.00175,"percentile":0.0696,"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."]}