CVE-2026-53615: util-linux util-linux

util-linux libblkid DOS extended-partition overflow produces invalid partition metadata

CVSS 8.0 HighEPSS 0.0018 · 7th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: GitHub_M) at 14 Oct 2026, 15:56 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	Product	Versions
util-linux	util-linux	affected < 2.41.4

Identifiers

CVE-2026-53615

CNA

GitHub_M

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-190

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
8.0	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H	CNA (GitHub_M)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0018, the 7th 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 14 Oct 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

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