# bpf: Fix ld\_{abs,ind} failure path analysis in subprogs

CVE record · `CVE-2026-53090`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-53090`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.8 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** Linux
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-253](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/253.html)
- **Tags:** [CWE-253](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/cwe-253.md)
- **Technologies:** [Linux kernel](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/linux-kernel.md)
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: Linux) at 24 Jun 2026, 16:30 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before 928d354ae3557e8f755a227e67be88034eb3cd7f` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before 8a800497d9f6c2ec9c2c1ba7b71d0ac2ea7f7bbe` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before de1055e7f9e67af32b1f3376066272b04e5223c0` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before 37ad2bb11e9de92cb7b94548705eeedd87f7d392` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before 8674e2db06cff6b50f2216eed9a761d15425bb34` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before ce01a4e5cfac7adbe0be565f90cd32ecbb2f8337` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before d846d83bdacbd8f14fc45c63b8c1d22608452e1c` (git)
  - affected: `09b28d76eac48e922dc293da1aa2b2b85c32aeee to before ee861486e377edc55361c08dcbceab3f6b6577bd` (git)
  - Other versions: unaffected
- Vendor: Linux. Product: Linux.
  - affected: `5.10`
  - unaffected: `before 5.10` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.10.265 to 5.10.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `5.15.216 to 5.15.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.1.183 to 6.1.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.6.148 to 6.6.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.12.101 to 6.12.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `6.18.42 to 6.18.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.0.10 to 7.0.*, inclusive` (semver)
  - unaffected: `7.1 to *, inclusive` (original_commit_for_fix)
  - Other versions: affected

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.8 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from CNA (Linux) (used for this record)
- 6.4 Medium, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from ADP (redhat-SADP)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0014, the 3rd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 24 Jun 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2026-53090](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53090)
- [NVD: CVE-2026-53090](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53090)

### References from the CNA

- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/928d354ae3557e8f755a227e67be88034eb3cd7f>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a800497d9f6c2ec9c2c1ba7b71d0ac2ea7f7bbe>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de1055e7f9e67af32b1f3376066272b04e5223c0>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ad2bb11e9de92cb7b94548705eeedd87f7d392>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8674e2db06cff6b50f2216eed9a761d15425bb34>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce01a4e5cfac7adbe0be565f90cd32ecbb2f8337>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d846d83bdacbd8f14fc45c63b8c1d22608452e1c>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee861486e377edc55361c08dcbceab3f6b6577bd>

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