NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90280
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151206
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90280
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in the QMP USB PHY runtime suspend and resume callbacks when runtime power management is re-enabled before the PHY is initialized. A local user can re-enable runtime power management through the sysfs attribute to cause a denial of service.
The issue may also occur during the interval after pm_runtime_enable() and before pm_runtime_forbid().
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-90280
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03455404fb6cbfd65842695df26739853fc1516b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/142c5593379273264474f31d5956b1a0065cd576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5547fd950d6bf72de861b6934341e7bb0888640c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b28287c5dea7650e6dd317591b9e82b6e145365
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e39ab1b2009a89c60e4cb9dbefb8140d405eff