CVE-2026-53307: Linux kernel · pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fully validate 'pinmux' property
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 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
AI-suggested
The vulnerability description indicates that a fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel by fully validating the 'pinmux' property, including its length. Users should monitor official Linux kernel advisories and update to a fixed kernel version once available.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fully validate 'pinmux' property The pinconf_generic_parse_dt_pinmux() assumes that the 'pinmux' property is not empty when present. This might be not true. With that, the allocator will give a special value in return and not NULL which lead to the crash when trying to access that (invalid) memory. Fix that by fully validating 'pinmux' value, including its length.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53307 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6476aac13805721e16439bd71f0e1703a4154517 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7842b722169359e7ffe4b838d2496e9e72ac996 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98324ea7849b6e5baa1774f71709b375a2c2f9e (opens in a new tab)