What is CVE-2026-90285?

CVE-2026-90285 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-90285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90285?

CVE-2026-90285 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90285?

Yes, CVE-2026-90285 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-90285 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-90285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-90285

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Remove redundant VPD flash read in sysfs read path qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd() called ha->isp_ops->read_optrom() a second time after releasing optrom_mutex. The repeated read is redundant and, unlike the first, runs without optrom_mutex held, exposing flash access to concurrent optrom operations. Drop the duplicate call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-17

Last modified 2026-09-17

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.270, 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.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.270 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.221 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.188 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.157 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.110 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.52 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.6 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90285?

CVE-2026-90285 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-90285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90285?

Yes. CVE-2026-90285 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-90285 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-90285 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.