CVE-2026-90140
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cuse: wait for pending RCU callbacks on module exit Since commit 053fc4f755ad ("fuse: fix UAF in rcu pathwalks"), fuse_conn_put() frees the fuse_conn through call_rcu() rather than synchronously. For cuse, fc->release is cuse_fc_release(), which lives in the cuse module. If the module is removed before the RCU grace period ends, the callback jumps into freed module memory: userspace / module unload | RCU softirq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ close(/dev/cuse) | cuse_channel_release() | fuse_dev_release() | fuse_conn_put(fch->conn) | call_rcu(delayed_release) ------+---> callback queued | rmmod cuse | cuse_exit() | cuse_channel_destroy() | ... | return | | <module text freed> | | rcu_do_batch() | delayed_release() | fc->release() | -> cuse_fc_release() | ^^^ freed text! The freed module text is unmapped by vfree(), so the jump into the stale callback triggers a page-fault Oops. If the virtual address is subsequently reused, the callback could execute unrelated code (undefined behaviour). Fix this by calling rcu_barrier() in cuse_exit() so that any pending fuse_conn release callback completes before the module is removed.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.15.166,
6.1.107,
6.6.48,
6.8
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.15.221,
6.1.188,
6.6.157,
6.12.110,
6.18.52,
7.2.6,
7.3-rc1
and their respective stable series.
References
7 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-90140?
CVE-2026-90140 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.166 onward and has been patched in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. CVE-2026-90140 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90140?
Yes. CVE-2026-90140 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.166 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-90140 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-90140 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.