Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90318
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151169
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90318
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a resource leak.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource release in fat_rebuild_parent() when rebuilding parent inodes through the nostale_ro NFS export path. A remote user can trigger parent inode reconstruction without releasing the buffer head to cause a resource leak.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90318
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f18d712ba9c980e05b7e33a27cde4fe3ed2d393
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571ea4263d69df1b48578e4314a828ecd0604755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e44b6944e11fd6647f028219ad0be4e85e9acee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7565e44507634514e3e1899d3acad3de43f7a2c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e98dbf19ab64e8528e101e20f8d50e1aaa68a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a67aa438179cad40f8ae45469e304338d65c0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2a86329152c69a6200c15b2bf618755f8563826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38587d98d1ceac608420052c0cdd901d25878f3