Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90382
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a kernel panic and denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in the mt76x02 receive-processing path when processing a corrupted wireless frame with a receive descriptor length larger than the received buffer. A remote attacker can transmit a corrupted over-the-air frame to cause a kernel panic and denial of service.
Exploitation requires monitor mode with the fcsfail filter enabled and panic_on_warn set.
Affected software
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-source
kernel-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90382
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.116
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1120.130, 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1119.126, 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1116.122, 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1115.121
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134~20.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.115
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.127
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1102.110
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1113.117~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133~20.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1113.117, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.122~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.115
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134+fips1
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
kernel - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
perf - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-339.0.0.240
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17d6b89e09eac2d90272fceeba3644e92212e02f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d31e332c13b1db7745a7bd9cf74bc105524bcac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b1f6d92249bc34580ff19de7c69c805f82adca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6def491fe9c4e83aa8cba62d74e9d4ab751ee967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81497634d9f872fd3e8b03aada55574afff6f174
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6e7958602bd1acdb8ae92703b6689a28bcc9bc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65bbfc730df9ebf0fea8e286b0ad2dfab03dbfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d55e7aede542c4c76ead82d37d0c112f21eb2ac2
Related Security Bulletins
- Reachable assertion in Linux kernel mediatek mt76 driver
- Debian update for linux
- openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15 and more
- SUSE update for the Linux Kernel