What is CVE-2026-90041?

CVE-2026-90041 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. CVE-2026-90041 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90041?

CVE-2026-90041 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90041?

Yes, CVE-2026-90041 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-90041 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-90041 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-90041

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: clean up device list on probe failure sony_input_configured() adds some controllers to sony_device_list before HID core registers their input devices. input_register_device() can fail after the callback returns successfully. sony_probe() then observes that HID_CLAIMED_INPUT is clear and unwinds, but only stops the HID hardware. The devres-managed sony_sc is freed while its list node remains linked, so the next matching controller traverses freed memory. Initialize the list node and device ID to inactive states. Make list removal idempotent and run the driver-private cleanup on every probe failure path. This also makes a second cleanup safe when sony_input_configured() already unwound a partial initialization before sony_probe() handles the missing input claim. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; verified against the HID input registration and probe unwind paths.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-16

Last modified 2026-09-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.51 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.5 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

4 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-90041

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-16

Modified 2026-09-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90041?

CVE-2026-90041 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. CVE-2026-90041 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90041?

CVE-2026-90041 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90041?

Yes. CVE-2026-90041 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-90041 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-90041 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.