CVE-2026-53025: Linux kernel · greybus: raw: fix use-after-free on cdev close
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in ef2d97c15b19b3489de01695bce478601e236c3e : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 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 ef2d97c15b19b3489de01695bce478601e236c3e, e72ffe59e48a74a8d9220f5ca1d03f2194d882f0, e4d07fd4e30024a4a15094ef2c404197667c857e +2
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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: greybus: raw: fix use-after-free on cdev close This addresses a use-after-free bug when a raw bundle is disconnected but its chardev is still opened by an application. When the application releases the cdev, it causes the following panic when init on free is enabled (CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON=y): refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 139 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd0/0x130 ... Call Trace: <TASK> cdev_put+0x18/0x30 __fput+0x255/0x2a0 __x64_sys_close+0x3d/0x80 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f The cdev is contained in the "gb_raw" structure, which is freed in the disconnect operation. When the cdev is released at a later time, cdev_put gets an address that points to freed memory. To fix this use-after-free, convert the struct device from a pointer to being embedded, that makes the lifetime of the cdev and of this device the same. Then, use cdev_device_add, which guarantees that the device won't be released until all references to the cdev have been released. Finally, delegate the freeing of the structure to the device release function, instead of freeing immediately in the disconnect callback.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d07fd4e30024a4a15094ef2c404197667c857e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3abf97a03f4abce1dc3639eea2fcd4bd747b3308 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72ffe59e48a74a8d9220f5ca1d03f2194d882f0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef2d97c15b19b3489de01695bce478601e236c3e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/983cc2c7efbce04ecbf6328448d895044dd6ab31 (opens in a new tab)