CVE-2026-53280 iommu: Fix NULL group->domain dereference in pci_dev_reset_iommu_done()

What is CVE-2026-53280?

CVE-2026-53280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu: Fix NULL group->domain dereference in pci_dev_reset_iommu_done()

Local sashiko review pointed it out that group->domain could be NULL when a default domain fails to allocate during the first probe, which can crash at domain->ops->attach_dev dereference in __iommu_attach_device() invoked by pci_dev_reset_iommu_done().

pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare() is fine as an old_domain pointer can be NULL.

Skip the re-attach in pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() to fix the bug.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53280?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53280?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-53280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53280, GHSA-hjfw-g9qr-c456, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53280.