Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90295
Published: September 18, 2026
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
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90295
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- 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