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CVE-2026-53188
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-06-25T09:16:36.237 · Last modified 2026-06-30T14:44:27.313

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps() Sashiko pointed out it is not safe to rely only on the devt because char/block alias so if the user finds a block device with the same dev_t it can masquerade as a ucap cdev fd. Test the f_ops to only accept authentic cdevs.

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