CVE-2026-53372 iommu/vt-d: Block PASID attachment to nested domain with dirty tracking
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-53372, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53372, GHSA-h5mw-rxh6-g2x3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53372.