CVE-2026-53188

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ibgetucaps 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 devt it can masquerade as a ucap cdev fd...

CVE-2026-53188

The CVE-2026-53188 entry concerns a Linux kernel RDMA/core flaw where fops passed to ib_get_ucaps() could be spoofed via a block device sharing a dev_t with a character device (char/block alias). The root cause is insufficient validation of f_ops, allowing a local attacker with access to device n...

CVE-2026-53188 RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ibgetucaps 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 devt it can masquerade as a ucap cdev fd...