HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-53273
HIGH

CVE-2026-53273

Published: June 25, 2026· Updated: Jun 30, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:6.9th

Official Description

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

tee: optee: prevent use-after-free when the client exits before the supplicant

Commit 70b0d6b0a199 ("tee: optee: Fix supplicant wait loop") made the

client wait as killable so it can be interrupted during shutdown or

after a supplicant crash. This changes the original lifetime expectations:

the client task can now terminate while the supplicant is still processing

its request.

If the client exits first it removes the request from its queue and

kfree()s it, while the request ID remains in supp->idr. A subsequent

lookup on the supplicant path then dereferences freed memory, leading to

a use-after-free.

Serialise access to the request with supp->mutex:

* Hold supp->mutex in optee_supp_recv() and optee_supp_send() while

looking up and touching the request.

* Let optee_supp_thrd_req() notice that the client has terminated and

signal optee_supp_send() accordingly.

With these changes the request cannot be freed while the supplicant still

has a reference, eliminating the race.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-53273 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 (8)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-53273
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.17%
PublishedJun 25, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-53273 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.