CVE-2026-53400
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: core: fix adapter registration race Adapters can be looked up based on their id using i2c_get_adapter() which takes a reference to the embedded struct device. Make sure that the adapter (including its struct device) has been initialised before adding it to the IDR to avoid accessing uninitialised data which could, for example, lead to NULL-pointer dereferences or use-after-free. Note that the i2c-dev chardev, which is registered from a bus notifier, currently uses i2c_get_adapter() so the adapter needs to be added to the IDR before registration.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.261
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.212
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.178
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.145
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.95
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.38
- Linux Kernel < 7.1.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1febb174815bcae56d73587e99e8f87e02f0784d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e57c788e71f1763445f812eba4e0b4a2fbd0646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a946038f2a5a8c29048c6af369d4e391448a5c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78793c75dc6d0ff2e4d50ad617349b328a99054e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4365bc41baaf67f3a5aa8556d23544e6ec7480a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c8094bbf4c6fa68b17e3b16f6a0a1b7a14f3e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba14d7cf2fe7284610a29854bdff22b2537d3ce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da9d8d9711f78deebc202d0cffcf577e45ee8621
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1febb174815bcae56d73587e99e8f87e02f0784d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e57c788e71f1763445f812eba4e0b4a2fbd0646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a946038f2a5a8c29048c6af369d4e391448a5c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78793c75dc6d0ff2e4d50ad617349b328a99054e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4365bc41baaf67f3a5aa8556d23544e6ec7480a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c8094bbf4c6fa68b17e3b16f6a0a1b7a14f3e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba14d7cf2fe7284610a29854bdff22b2537d3ce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da9d8d9711f78deebc202d0cffcf577e45ee8621
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