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CVE-2026-90097

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90097)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90097). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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

Drivers: hv: vmbus: Skip VMBus module cleanup for non-nested root partition

The VMBus module initialization function, hv_acpi_init(), currently
does nothing when running in the root partition and root is not nested
in another VM. But the initialization function reports success, so the
VMBus module is indeed loaded. VMBus functionality is not actually
needed, but the VMBus module must be loaded so that hv_vmbus_exists()
can answer correctly. Furthermore, the mshv_root dependency on the
VMBus module is needed as described in the commit message for
840b740a35bf ("mshv: Add conditional VMBus dependency").

Loading the VMBus module without actually initializing it causes
failures if the module should later be unloaded. The module unload code
tries to clean up things that were never initialized, resulting in
memory faults and a panic.

Fix this by having VMBus module exit function perform the same
check for non-nested root partition, and do nothing in such a
case, just like hv_acpi_init().

In the long run, the code that manages the Hyper-V provided SynIC
should be refactored to better coordinate the requirements of
root partition scenarios and normal VM scenarios, and to hopefully
remove the hv_vmbus_exists() dependnecy between mshv_root and
VMBus modules. Preventing the current unload failure scenario is
an expediency until such a refactoring is done.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90097 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-90097" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-90097 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.

    資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.12.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.52"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.2.6"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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