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CVE-2026-53260

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredJun 25, 2026UpdatedJul 24, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req(). syzbot reported a weird reqsk->rsk_refcnt underflow in __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(). The captured reqsk_put() in __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop() is called only when it successfully removes reqsk from ehash. Moreover, reqsk_timer_handler() calls another reqsk_put() after that. This indicates that the reqsk was missing both refcnts for ehash and the timer itself. Since all the syzbot reports had PREEMPT_RT enabled, the only possible scenario is that reqsk_queue_hash_req() is preempted after mod_timer() and before refcount_set(), and then the timer triggered after 1s aborts the reqsk due to its listener's close(). Let's wrap mod_timer() and refcount_set()…

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.29%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
11
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.36pp
0.65% → 0.29% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
13 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 25, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 24, 2026
Aug 12, 2026
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Aug 13, 2026
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Aug 20, 2026
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Sep 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Sep 10, 2026
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Sep 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Sep 29, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities