CVE-2026-53347: Linux kernel · drm/virtio: Fix driver removal with disabled KMS
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f329e8325e054bd6d84d10904f8dd51137281b92 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:49 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-06.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f329e8325e054bd6d84d10904f8dd51137281b92, ed3e134700a2e07caa99b9bc0683ebbe0327c562, 38a5f891cda6d121c149c94cda89c31ec7024ee3 +2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 6 Nov 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: drm/virtio: Fix driver removal with disabled KMS DRM atomic and modesetting aren't initialized if virtio-gpu driver built with disabled KMS, leading to access of uninitialized data on driver removal/unbinding and crashing kernel. Fix it by skipping shutting down atomic core with unavailable KMS.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3e134700a2e07caa99b9bc0683ebbe0327c562 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a5f891cda6d121c149c94cda89c31ec7024ee3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19a6a00ff50c284f3a9818882ad2be58b33b790a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/15e561869a8b4e4db69733be1d6f33770664f989 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f329e8325e054bd6d84d10904f8dd51137281b92 (opens in a new tab)