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Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-53261devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free devlink relation state is normally released from devl_unregister(), which calls devlink_rel_put(). This misses devlink instances that get a nested relation before registration and then fail probe before devl_register() is reached. That flow can happen for SFs. The child devlink gets linked to its parent before registration, then a later probe error calls devlink_free() directly. Since the instance was never registered, devl_unregister() is not called and devlink->rel is leaked. Release any pending relation from devlink_free() as well. The registered path is unchanged because devl_unregister() already clears devlink->rel before devlink_free() runs.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53261
Debian:14linux7.0.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-146.146UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-31.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1066.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1068.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1065.73UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1051.55UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-31.31~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1066.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-146.146.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1064.67.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42USN-9002-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1063.66UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-146.146~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53261

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8 – before a9137286884703113b1c9e6403bd6d7d97b14754c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8 – before 927f96861f939c0b517d13ed27bf4fabbfc1cfb3c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8 – before 11324d52b0c63f4f202b35793c6507a575e9a689c137743bce02b18c1537d4681aa515f7b80bf0a8 – before 3522b21fd7e1863d0734537737bd59f1b90d0190
Linux Linux 6.7

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