CVE-2026-53384

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)—

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

serial: 8250_dw: unregister 8250 port if clk_notifier_register() fails

dw8250_probe() registers the 8250 port via serial8250_register_8250_port() and then, if the device has a clock, registers a clock notifier. If clk_notifier_register() fails, probe returns the error but leaves the 8250 port registered. The matching serial8250_unregister_port() lives in dw8250_remove(), which is not called when probe fails, so the port slot stays occupied until the device is rebound or the system is rebooted. The devm-allocated driver data is freed while the port still references it (via the saved private_data and serial_in/serial_out callbacks), so any access to that port slot before a rebind is a use-after-free hazard.

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Unregister the port on the clk_notifier_register() error path.

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: 0.52%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 42
Score date: 10/3/2026

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.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %

Vulnerabilidad de uso-después-liberación (CWE-416) en kernel Linux accesible por red sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N). Permite ejecución de código arbitrario al acceder a puerto serial 8250 registrado con datos liberados. Vector CVSS crítico (C:H/I:H/A:H).

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

Vulnerability Scanning Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic Application Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

CWE-416

References

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