5.5

CVE-2026-53261: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53261CGA-4hwv-3g66-6xqj
Published 25-06-2026Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-53261 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.11%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 18
MGASA-2026-0312USN-8726-1USN-8726-2USN-8726-3USN-8726-4USN-8727-1

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free devlink relation state is normally released from devl_unregister(), which calls devlink_rel_put(). This misses devlink instances that get a nested relation before registration and then fail probe before devl_register() is reached. That flow can happen for SFs. The child devlink gets linked to its parent before registration, then a later probe error calls devlink_free() directly. Since the instance was never registered, devl_unregister() is not called and devlink->rel is leaked. Release any pending relation from devlink_free() as well. The registered path is unchanged because devl_unregister() already clears devlink->rel before devlink_free() runs.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 0.16% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu141 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-146.146 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-31.31
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1066.69 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-1012.12
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard6 products
  • linux-azure-6.18< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-gcp-6.18< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-gcp-6.18-bootc-boot-installed< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-qemu-6.18< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-qemu-6.18-bootc-boot-installed< 6.18.38-r0
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < a9137286884703113b1c9e6403bd6d7d97b14754 | ≥ c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 927f96861f939c0b517d13ed27bf4fabbfc1cfb3 | ≥ c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 11324d52b0c63f4f202b35793c6507a575e9a689 | ≥ c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 3522b21fd7e1863d0734537737bd59f1b90d0190 | 6.7
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.94 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.36 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.13 | 7.1:rc1 | 7.1:rc2 | 7.1:rc3 | 7.1:rc4 | 7.1:rc5 | 7.1:rc6
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.12.94-1 | < 7.0.13-1

4 vendors · 150 products

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