What is CVE-2026-90398?

CVE-2026-90398 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and patched in 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 and others. CVE-2026-90398 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90398?

CVE-2026-90398 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90398?

Yes, CVE-2026-90398 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-90398 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-90398 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-90398

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix stride mismatch in mac_phy_caps_parse() Currently, in ath11k_wmi_tlv_mac_phy_caps_parse(), kcalloc() sizes the mac_phy_caps buffer as tot_phy_id * len, where len is clamped to min(firmware_len, sizeof(struct wmi_mac_phy_capabilities)). The subsequent memcpy() destination advances by sizeof(full struct) per slot via C pointer arithmetic, not by the clamped len. When firmware sends short TLVs, the second and later slots are written past the end of the allocation. The reader in ath11k_pull_mac_phy_cap_svc_ready_ext() also indexes the buffer with full-struct pointer arithmetic, so the allocation must match that stride. Fix by using kzalloc_objs(), which derives the element size from the pointer type, making allocation size and pointer stride provably consistent regardless of what len the firmware provides. Compile tested only.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-17

Last modified 2026-09-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.4

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.6

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.110 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.52 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.6 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

4 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-90398

Severity High

CVSS score 8.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-17

Modified 2026-09-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-90398?

CVE-2026-90398 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 and others. CVE-2026-90398 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-90398?

CVE-2026-90398 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-90398?

Yes. CVE-2026-90398 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-90398 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-90398 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.