CVE-2026-53381Disclosure(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch linux linux_kernel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtiofs: fix UAF on submount umount iput() called from fuse_release_end() can Oops if the super block has already been destroyed. Normally this is prevented by waiting for num_waiting to go down to zero before commencing with super block shutdown. This only works, however, for the last submount instance, as the wait counter is per connection, not per superblock. Revert to using synchronous release requests for the auto_submounts case, which is virtiofs only at this time.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • linux_kernel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
linux_kernel

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-07-21: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-21: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-21: 107-21
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab
    Disclosure

    #BREAKING CVE-2026-53381 | CVSS 7.8 HIGH Linux kernel virtiofs UAF vulnerability in submount umount. Local privilege escalation risk. Affects: virtiofs auto_submounts Impact: Code execution, system compromise Patch immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/XnZvxInkDH

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑53381, a UAF flaw in Linux virtiofs submount umount that allows local privilege escalation, and urges immediate patching.

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