Incomplete cleanup in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90183

 

Incomplete cleanup in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90183

Published: September 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151302
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90183
CWE-ID: CWE-459
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 improper cleanup of delay state in the blk-iolatency io.latency policy data when freeing policy data for a collaterally throttled cgroup. A local user can trigger freeing of the affected policy data to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90183

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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