Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-53381

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…

EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 548e1f2bac1d4df91a6138f26bb4ab00323fd948, cfd1aa3e2b71f3327cb373c45a897c9028c62b35, 83b375c6efef69b1066ad2d79601221e7892745a

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53381?
CVE-2026-53381 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-53381?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.