CVE-2026-53372 iommu/vt-d: Block PASID attachment to nested domain with dirty tracking

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers with specific IOMMU configurations could cause data loss by bypassing dirty page tracking in nested domains.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-53372?

CVE-2026-53372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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/vt-d: Block PASID attachment to nested domain with dirty tracking

Kernel lacks dirty tracking support on nested domain attached to PASID, fails the attachment early if nesting parent domain is dirty tracking configured, otherwise dirty pages would be lost.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53372?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53372?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-53372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-53372, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53372, GHSA-h5mw-rxh6-g2x3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53372.

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