What is CVE-2026-53101?

CVE-2026-53101 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.12.95, 6.18.33, 7.0.10 and others. CVE-2026-53101 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53101?

CVE-2026-53101 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53101?

Yes, CVE-2026-53101 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.95, 6.18.33, 7.0.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-53101 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53101 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2026-53101

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix potential deadlock in mt7921_roc_abort_sync roc_abort_sync() can deadlock with roc_work(). roc_work() holds dev->mt76.mutex, while cancel_work_sync() waits for roc_work() to finish. If the caller already owns the same mutex, both sides block and no progress is possible. This deadlock can occur during station removal when mt76_sta_state() -> mt76_sta_remove() -> mt7921_mac_sta_remove() -> mt7921_roc_abort_sync() invokes cancel_work_sync() while roc_work() is still running and holding dev->mt76.mutex. This avoids the mutex deadlock and preserves exactly-once work ownership.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-24

Last modified 2026-07-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-667

CVE-2026-53101 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.95, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.95 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.33 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.10 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35180c772f5e11e2fa4d80d3dfd50906cb6d9646

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e77840bf13de3add125060cf8b32ca24a52c8c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4faaa617af3f4173e64169b0ec1af8f9c5bca10

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5059e52fd8bc624ec4255c9fa01a266513d126b

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-53101

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-06-24

Modified 2026-07-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53101?

CVE-2026-53101 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.12.95, 6.18.33, 7.0.10 and others. CVE-2026-53101 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53101?

CVE-2026-53101 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53101?

Yes. CVE-2026-53101 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.95, 6.18.33, 7.0.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-53101 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-53101 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.