Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90229)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90229). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal
The admin queue is allocated with blk_mq_alloc_queue() but never
destroyed. nvme_free_ctrl() only drops the last reference and
blk_mq_exit_queue() and blk_sync_queue() never run: the hctx is never
moved to q->unused_hctx_list and the timeout timer and work stay armed on
a queue that is about to be freed which will eventually oops inside
blk_mq_timeout_work().
This can only be triggered when the controller fails to come up and is
then immediately torn down again which is why no one ever ran into this
before.
Let's just copy what the pcie driver does: unquiesce and destroy the admin
queue before nvme_uninit_ctrl().
With this the following WARN followed by a panic no longer happens:
WARNING: block/blk-mq.c:4390 at blk_mq_release+0x194/0x238, CPU#4: kworker/u34:4/119
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 119 Comm: kworker/u34:4 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc1-dirty #248 PREEMPT
Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M1, 2020) (DT)
Workqueue: nvme-wq apple_nvme_remove_dead_ctrl_work
pstate: 61400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : blk_mq_release+0x194/0x238
lr : blk_mq_release+0x58/0x238
sp : ffffc000833a3b50
x29: ffffc000833a3b50 x28: ffff80001d0450f8 x27: ffff800020c95200
x26: 0000000000000088 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff800020f36805
x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffc00081a86878 x21: ffff800020be9c60
x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800022501698 x18: 000…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90229 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-90229" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-90229 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.4
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated / no user interaction
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: High (CVSS 7.4/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90229 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90229 linux-hwe-edge
References
- 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