Answer in brief
CVE-2026-53232 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <12fb84dc4dc8eb47ebe2b27f7de6255a4a205e1b || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <9326b654f90a09eadeb796c82801a5609d57f0c8 || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <3a254779c169954fe23328a1db51f67be374f913 || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <0b27701ce93161d7bbf4b25fa20ca59963b0e20c || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <48774e87bbaa0056819d4b52301e4692e50e3252 | 12fb84dc4dc8eb47ebe2b27f7de6255a4a205e1b, 9326b654f90a09eadeb796c82801a5609d57f0c8, 3a254779c169954fe23328a1db51f67be374f913, 0b27701ce93161d7bbf4b25fa20ca59963b0e20c, 48774e87bbaa0056819d4b52301e4692e50e3252 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails Sashiko reported that we don't call sfp_bus_del_upstream() in the probe failure path, so let's add it, otherwise the sfp-bus is left with a dangling 'upstream' field, that may be used later on during SFP events. This issue existed before the generic phylib sfp support, back when drivers were calling phy_sfp_probe themselves.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-53232 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <12fb84dc4dc8eb47ebe2b27f7de6255a4a205e1b || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <9326b654f90a09eadeb796c82801a5609d57f0c8 || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <3a254779c169954fe23328a1db51f67be374f913 || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <0b27701ce93161d7bbf4b25fa20ca59963b0e20c || >=298e54fa810e027f1b0800d789eb862592721f08 <48774e87bbaa0056819d4b52301e4692e50e3252 | 12fb84dc4dc8eb47ebe2b27f7de6255a4a205e1b, 9326b654f90a09eadeb796c82801a5609d57f0c8, 3a254779c169954fe23328a1db51f67be374f913, 0b27701ce93161d7bbf4b25fa20ca59963b0e20c, 48774e87bbaa0056819d4b52301e4692e50e3252 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails Sashiko reported that we don't call sfp_bus_del_upstream() in the probe failure path, so let's add it, otherwise the sfp-bus is left with a dangling 'upstream' field, that may be used later on during SFP events. This issue existed before the generic phylib sfp support, back when drivers were calling phy_sfp_probe themselves.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.