Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90218)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90218). 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:
RDMA/cma: Fix WARNING in res_to_rt
syzbot reported a WARN_ON(!res->dev) in res_to_rt() triggered via
addr_handler() during asynchronous address resolution:
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WARNING: drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:138 at res_to_rt+0x1c4/0x230
CPU#1: kworker/u8:4/59
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 59 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: ib_addr process_one_req
RIP: 0010:res_to_rt+0x1c4/0x230 drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:138
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000201f850 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff88d00ce5 RBX: ffff88807f0fd4f8 RCX: ffff88801e6e0000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8fd996f0 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff88801e6e0000 R09: 000000000000000a
R10: 0000000000000009 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 1ffff1100fe1fa9f R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000003
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125012000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00001d559c3d2000 CR3: 0000000077c4c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
rdma_restrack_add+0x5a/0x8a0 drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c:236
addr_handler+0x41a/0x5a0 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:3534
process_one_req+0x2eb/0x540 drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c:624
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3375 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xc4e/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3458
worker_thread+0xa47/…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90218 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-2026-90218" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-90218 (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.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
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
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1Identify 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。
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2Post-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。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com