CVE-2026-53118: linux kernel from 5.17 (inclusive), before 6.18.33 (exclusive), from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.10 (exclusive); +1…

CVE-2026-53118. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00119 (percentile 0.01648), scored 20-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.17 (inclusive), before 6.18.33 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.0.10 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · 539fec78edb4e084e7c532affc56cc42d4ceea4b to before 4005cb89139f7c9af85046b241dcf3fa2e1b3559, 539fec78edb4e084e7c532affc56cc42d4ceea4b to before 4eab1a74a498f0bf19f102f9362e9deef9307aea, 539fec78edb4e084e7c532affc56cc42d4ceea4b to before 654ef9c33e138ede6734ac286282df9faf83cd11, 539fec78edb4e084e7c532affc56cc42d4ceea4b to before fb5cb4913ce333cc4647722e8c2b8378e12f2464, 539fec78edb4e084e7c532affc56cc42d4ceea4b to before 85bb534ff12aab6916058897b39c748940a7a4c6
Linux

Linux · 5.17
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c, include/linux/vdpa.h

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

What an attacker can do

NVD’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 21-Oct-2026 16:14 UTC

CWE: CWE-416
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 · NVD
EPSS: 0.00119 · percentile 0.01648 · 2026-10-20
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:14:50.830645+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-21 16:09:05.633125+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-53118.html