Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90277)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90277). 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:
md/md-llbitmap: prevent create failure bitmap UAF
llbitmap_create() publishes mddev->bitmap before reading the bitmap
superblock. This is needed because llbitmap_read_sb() can initialize a
new bitmap and flush it through helpers that use mddev->bitmap.
If llbitmap_read_sb() fails, the old cleanup dropped bitmap_info.mutex
and freed llbitmap before clearing mddev->bitmap. Readers such as
/proc/mdstat rely on bitmap_info.mutex to keep the bitmap pointer stable
while collecting bitmap stats, so they could observe the stale pointer
after the failed create path released the mutex.
Clear mddev->bitmap while still holding bitmap_info.mutex, then free the
failed llbitmap after dropping the mutex. This makes mutex-protected
readers see either a live bitmap or no bitmap.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90277 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-2026-90277" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-90277 (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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90277 linux Fixed in: 7.2.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90277 linux-hwe-edge
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com