Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53305)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-53305). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: typec: ps883x: Fix Oops at unbind
When trying to unbind a device in order to bind to it vfio-platform as:
echo bc0000.geniqup > /sys/bus/platform/devices/bc0000.geniqup/driver/unbind
I get the following Oops:
[ 436.478639] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020
[ 436.487762] Mem abort info:
[ 436.490716] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 436.494595] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 436.500071] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 436.503250] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 436.506505] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 436.511533] Data abort info:
[ 436.514558] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 436.520215] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 436.525436] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 436.530918] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000008861a9000
[ 436.537554] [0000000000000020] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
[ 436.544548] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
[ 436.550374] Modules linked in:
[ 436.553542] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 671 Comm: bash Tainted: G W 7.0.0-rc3-g56fcdd0911a5-dirty #2 PREEMPT
[ 436.564440] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 436.567515] Hardware name: LENOVO 91B6CTO1WW/3796, BIOS O6NKT3BA 05/02/2025
[ 436.574675] pstate: 21400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 436.581841] pc : ps883x_retimer_remove+0x14/0x94
[ 436.586605] lr : i2c_device_…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53305 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-53305" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53305 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53305 linux Fixed in: 7.0.10-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53305 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com