CVE-2026-53338
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct an unspecified attack, potentially triggering a denial-of-service condition, bypassing security measures, or causing memory corruption.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct an unspecified attack, potentially triggering a denial-of-service condition, bypassing security measures, or causing memory corruption.
- Who is affected
- Users of the Linux Kernel across various deployments.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for serious impacts.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of the Linux Kernel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- unknownCVE-2026-53338: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Add NULL chec…nvd · 2026-07-01
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