Vulnerability · CVE-2026-53188
RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()
Published Jun 25, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 17, 2026 · RDMA/core: Validate the passed
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-53188. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of RDMA/core: Validate the passed is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (RDMA/core: Validate the passed).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.13%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Linux Kernel
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.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Linux Kernel6.15.0 → 6.18.36; 6.19.0 → 7.0.13
How to fix CVE-2026-53188
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-53188. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of RDMA/core: Validate the passed is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Kernel 6.15.0 → 6.18.36; 6.19.0 → 7.0.13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 25, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Detected
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.
Oct 17, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
Kernel fixed in 6.18.36; Kernel fixed in 7.0.13
Oct 17, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
Kernel fixed in 6.18.36; 6.19.0
Oct 17, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-53188
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-53188
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryCVE-2026-53188
RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()
osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.