CVE-2026-53355
Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)—
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: rds: clear i_sends on setup unwind
The RDS IB connection teardown path is written so it can run during partial startup and on repeated shutdown attempts. It uses NULL pointers to distinguish resources that are still owned from resources that have already been released.
When rds_ib_setup_qp() fails after allocating i_sends but before allocating i_recvs, the sends_out path frees i_sends without clearing the pointer. A later shutdown pass can still treat that stale pointer as a live send ring allocation.
Clear i_sends after vfree() in the error unwind path so the existing shutdown logic continues to use the correct ownership state.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.42%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 34
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
🎯 ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 % - Primary impact
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution65 %
Vector CVSS crítico con acceso remoto de red sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N). CWE-476 (null pointer dereference) en Linux kernel RDS permite fallo de memoria tras liberación sin limpieza, facilitando escalada o ejecución de código remoto.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-476
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d4ec754ee3871f7e3670c67bb0298c9c5760926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20cf0fb715c41111469577e85e35d15f099473e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27040bbca289a704eafcacca167d310c6ce2b1bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d940026dce39e3018dab6f67c9427249321270
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c5e5e4a5970c41f16e3ad801a78719ed5d5c71b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cccec111421a10efdc2c74499d15b93e7acae5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7cf30aa5f1fc6c2a86df65df8b731df20e44d79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f16ad421a4e3e7db2d14bdf3b16f583bc4f3b30a
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