What is CVE-2026-90045?

CVE-2026-90045 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.15 onward and patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. CVE-2026-90045 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90045?

CVE-2026-90045 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90045?

Yes, CVE-2026-90045 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-90045 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-90045 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-90045

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: ffs: fix mm lifetime handling io_data stores a pointer to the submitting task's mm_struct, but does not currently hold a reference to it while async requests are pending. This can result in a use-after-free if the task exits before completion handling finishes. Take a reference with mmgrab() when queuing the read request and release it with mmdrop() on request completion.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-16

Last modified 2026-09-28

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.15 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

≥ 3.15

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-2026-90045

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-16

Modified 2026-09-28

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90045?

CVE-2026-90045 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.15 onward and has been patched in 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. CVE-2026-90045 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90045?

CVE-2026-90045 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90045?

Yes. CVE-2026-90045 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-90045 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-90045 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.