CVE-2026-53326: Linux kernel · debugobjects: Don't call fill_pool() in early boot hardirq context
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% 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 1 Jul 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
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to prevent fill_pool() calls in early boot hard interrupt context by adding a can_fill_pool() helper and adjusting exception rules. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix once available.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel debugobjects subsystem could cause a deadlock during early boot on ARM64 systems running a debug PREEMPT_RT kernel. The issue arises because interrupts can fire before the scheduler is enabled, leading to a lockdep warning and potential deadlock when fill_pool() is called in hard interrupt context. The vulnerability has been resolved by adding a helper to prevent pool filling in this context.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53326 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d046ae106255cba5eb83b23f78ee93f3620247d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/27335c50014102e9077b784ebd314954286afcab (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cc90ea0dd0fb1f8db577dcdc027fc46c06049f6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/44b8b03a9fb5c575548fc72c674653d6baba142a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d95f6b267f3d7fe54f42a3b224bb4a3d3990b41 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bc71bdb1c1526c7f02a6adab324394ff1327b0a (opens in a new tab)