Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90362

 

Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-90362

Published: September 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU152200
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90362
CWE-ID: CWE-664
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause the DSI link clock to run without necessary power backing.

The vulnerability exists due to improper power-state management in dsi_link_clk_disable_6g() when disabling DSI link clocks. A local user can trigger the DSI link clock disable path to cause the DSI link clock to run without necessary power backing.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-64kb
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-90362

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-202.212, 7.0.0-42.42
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.116
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1119.126, 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1120.130, 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1116.122, 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1115.121
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134~20.04.1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.127
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.115
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1113.117~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120
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-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1102.110
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133~20.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1113.117, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.122~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130~20.04.1
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-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.115
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134+fips1
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
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1

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