CVE-2026-53024: Linux kernel · greybus: raw: fix use-after-free if write is called after disconnect
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 84265cbd96b97058ef67e3f8be3933667a000835 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 84265cbd96b97058ef67e3f8be3933667a000835, 966b941ca469fb794637a0803670454f68515e40, 48d6c32bc049abd114e8f0836c0e7d7cbfba7827 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to 84265cbd96b97058ef67e3f8be3933667a000835, 966b941ca469fb794637a0803670454f68515e40, 48d6c32bc049abd114e8f0836c0e7d7cbfba7827 or 2b46f07913a80521ecfe60b229c84bdd7dfb15ab.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: greybus: raw: fix use-after-free if write is called after disconnect If a user writes to the chardev after disconnect has been called, the kernel panics with the following trace (with CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y): BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000218 ... Call Trace: <TASK> gb_operation_create_common+0x61/0x180 gb_operation_create_flags+0x28/0xa0 gb_operation_sync_timeout+0x6f/0x100 raw_write+0x7b/0xc7 [gb_raw] vfs_write+0xcf/0x420 ? task_mm_cid_work+0x136/0x220 ksys_write+0x63/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Disconnect calls gb_connection_destroy, which ends up freeing the connection object. When gb_operation_sync is called in the write file operations, its gets a freed connection as parameter and the kernel panics. The gb_connection_destroy cannot be moved out of the disconnect function, as the Greybus subsystem expect all connections belonging to a bundle to be destroyed when disconnect returns. To prevent this bug, use a rw lock to synchronize access between write and disconnect. This guarantees that the write function doesn't try to use a disconnected connection.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/966b941ca469fb794637a0803670454f68515e40 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b46f07913a80521ecfe60b229c84bdd7dfb15ab (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/48d6c32bc049abd114e8f0836c0e7d7cbfba7827 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/84265cbd96b97058ef67e3f8be3933667a000835 (opens in a new tab)