Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90379)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-90379). 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:
wifi: mt76: mt7921: Add PCIe AER handler support to prevent system crash
When an AER error occurs and the bus is hung, the register reads return
0xFFFFFFFF, causing the DMA queue state to be corrupted and resulting in
an invalid memory access when accessing q->desc[] or q->entry[].
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address
ffffffc01099eac0
pc : mt76_dma_add_buf+0x124/0x188 [mt76]
lr : mt76_dma_rx_fill+0x11c/0x1d8 [mt76]
sp : ffffffc016d9bbf0
x29: ffffffc016d9bc10 x28: 0000000000000000
x27: 0000000000000000 x26: ffffffb7855e50b8
x25: ffffffb80d04f000 x24: 0000000000000000
x23: 0000000000000ec0 x22: ffffffb796803648
x21: ffffffb796801f80 x20: ffffffb7968035f8
x19: 0000000000000ec0 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 000000004ec00000 x16: 000000000ec00000
x15: ffffffc01099eac0 x14: 000000004ec00000
x13: 00000000ffc5a000 x12: ffffffc016d9bc32
x11: 00000000ffffffff x10: 0000000000000002
x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 000000000000b4ac
x7 : 0000000000000a20 x6 : ffffffb6c1806400
x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : ffffffb80d04f000
x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000001
x1 : 000000000ec04000 x0 : ffffffb7968035f8
Call trace:
mt76_dma_add_buf+0x124/0x188 [mt76 (HASH:1029 4)]
mt76_dma_rx_reset+0xe8/0xfc [mt76 (HASH:1029 4)]
mt7921_wpdma_reset+0x188/0x1b0 [mt7921e (HASH:ee48 5)]
mt7921e_mac_reset+0x128/0x418 [mt7921e (HASH:ee48 5)]
mt7921_mac_reset_work+0xac/0x1a8 [mt7921_common (HASH:f721 6)]
process_one_work+0…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90379 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-90379" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-90379 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: adjacent-network / 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 8.8/10). 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。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com