HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-53085
HIGH

CVE-2026-53085

Published: June 24, 2026· Updated: Jun 30, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:5.1th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator

The open-coded task_vma iterator reads task->mm locklessly and acquires

mmap_read_trylock() but never calls mmget(). If the task exits

concurrently, the mm_struct can be freed as it is not

SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, resulting in a use-after-free.

Safely read task->mm with a trylock on alloc_lock and acquire an mm

reference. Drop the reference via bpf_iter_mmput_async() in _destroy()

and error paths. bpf_iter_mmput_async() is a local wrapper around

mmput_async() with a fallback to mmput() on !CONFIG_MMU.

Reject irqs-disabled contexts (including NMI) up front. Operations used

by _next() and _destroy() (mmap_read_unlock, bpf_iter_mmput_async)

take spinlocks with IRQs disabled (pool->lock, pi_lock). Running from

NMI or from a tracepoint that fires with those locks held could

deadlock.

A trylock on alloc_lock is used instead of the blocking task_lock()

(get_task_mm) to avoid a deadlock when a softirq BPF program iterates

a task that already holds its alloc_lock on the same CPU.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-53085 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (7)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-53085
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.16%
PublishedJun 24, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-53085 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.