CVE-2026-53261
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CVE-2026-53261 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free devlink relation state is normally released from devl_unregister(), which calls devlink_rel_put(). This misses devlink instances that get a nested relation before registration and then fail probe before devl_register() is reached. That flow can happen for SFs. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free devlink relation state is normally released from devl_unregister(), which calls devlink_rel_put(). This misses devlink instances that get a nested relation before registration and then fail probe before devl_register() is reached. That flow can happen for SFs. The child devlink gets linked to its parent before registration, then a later probe error calls devlink_free() directly. Since the instance was never registered, devl_unregister() is not called and devlink->rel is leaked. Release any pending relation from devlink_free() as well. The registered path is unchanged because devl_unregister() already clears devlink->rel before devlink_free() runs.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < a9137286884703113b1c9e6403bd6d7d97b14754; >= c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 927f96861f939c0b517d13ed27bf4fabbfc1cfb3; >= c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 11324d52b0c63f4f202b35793c6507a575e9a689; >= c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8, < 3522b21fd7e1863d0734537737bd59f1b90d0190 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.7 |
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