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CVE-2026-53078: linux kernel 5.9; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-53078. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.0012 (percentile 0.01713), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.4.61 (inclusive), before 5.5 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.7.18 (inclusive), before 5.8 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.8.4 (inclusive), before 5.9 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.9.1 (inclusive), before 7.0.10 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 5.9
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc6
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc7
linux

linux kernel · 5.9 · update rc8
linux

Linux · fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before db1200ec2c3ddf119d4d9ba67982063df06bbacb, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 4c1c5efd9d1d74743d41ce4e1600501b4feb6827, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 0e6b30657bbc771f38025c828d722b6162428508, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 64eaf4ecda007140ddcdb28e00c48c9c69aaba39, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 2a2c98141e0a75f2d4a7d78b0316c88b3da784ac, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 22400725de070b787cd6d806c5795370ab46d269, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 18e3ffde1822f0b48b1753bf34aa97ce839df1d8, fd09af010788a884de1c39537c288830c3d305db to before 10f86a2a5c91fc4c4d001960f1c21abe52545ef6, 48be3df15aa19c04eadf156c9129293c9a10389f, cd4644d904e1d153d516e73e2e127e7a2fe687e1, 6e0bc946cbeec538322820786b5fb5200a2216ab, a7e52f7f675046d9ffc5692d815fa67c82fcdbf5, db7f8c57dbdd31f7e59f8dc8d1e1b38607a320ef, 5.7.18 to before 5.8, 5.8.4 to before 5.9, 5.4.61 to before 5.5
Linux

Linux · 5.9
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/core/filter.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-125
CCR priority
31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS
0.0012 · percentile 0.01713 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-53078.html