Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90295

Vulnerability identifier: #VU151192

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90295

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in the imx6q cpufreq driver when probing the driver after it has been unbound. A local user can rebind the driver to cause memory corruption.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
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 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
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
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/263a35331169390f7f9ccb51d74e668610199af4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49f2f9b1d0cc76cf221306fc707703205bd27073
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55516986a3d81325c84f2d4ae9cd03116bc63599
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55864b26c22cbd4b2e0d36154a8c35931c2e133b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c3afcf27fa4582c1ab912503dc8a4ebb8dc0f82
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa66e60c0e21d19993a95bc3718dc29eb2d3192
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b166bb79b7ef36b4f1d6d1f40d1a72b2eb0a56b9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5135bc34ea37e9d19f758e61ac44415afb3891a

• Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel cpufreq driver
• Debian update for linux
• 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