{"cve":"CVE-2026-53272","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:45.353","modified":"2026-10-21T13:19:13.253","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nerofs: fix use-after-free on sbi->sync_decompress\n\nz_erofs_decompress_kickoff() can race with filesystem unmount, causing\na use-after-free on sbi->sync_decompress.\n\nWhen I/O completes, z_erofs_endio() calls z_erofs_decompress_kickoff()\nto queue z_erofs_decompressqueue_work() asynchronously. Then, after all\nfolios are unlocked, unmount workflow can proceed and sbi will be freed\nbefore accessing to sbi->sync_decompress.\n\nThread (unmount)        I/O completion        kworker\n                        queue_work\n                                              z_erofs_decompressqueue_work\n                                               (all folios are unlocked)\ncleanup_mnt\n ..\n erofs_kill_sb\n  erofs_sb_free\n   kfree(sbi)\n                        access sbi->sync_decompress  // UAF!!","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/00bf6868df65fa95b3854996246d15759fdc7070","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aee05e814d292064bf5fa15733741040cdc48ba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59db5d8bcc65e04d8598afd81ec3a18edb407470","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ab00cf81d44b675bb23db62b88fd76c8ac8cea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95caf60da33d87ed26c28993620f0d92487b0296"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53272","score":0.00117,"percentile":0.01647,"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."]}