CVE-2026-90043
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: fix slot lock bit position on big-endian 64-bit The slot lock is a bit operation on the whole __lock word, which flags and ac_time alias as two u32s. On little-endian the lock bit lands in the position ZRAM_ENTRY_LOCK reserves in flags, so the aliasing works out. On 64-bit big-endian it lands in ac_time instead: with ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME enabled, storing the access time from mark_slot_accessed() or slot_free() wipes out the held lock bit, letting another CPU take the same slot lock; an access time value with that bit set makes the slot look locked forever. Shift the lock bit into the flags half of the word on big-endian 64-bit.
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-90043",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-09-16T11:17:17.557",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:52.590",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nzram: fix slot lock bit position on big-endian 64-bit\n\nThe slot lock is a bit operation on the whole __lock word, which flags and\nac_time alias as two u32s. On little-endian the lock bit lands in the\nposition ZRAM_ENTRY_LOCK reserves in flags, so the aliasing works out. On\n64-bit big-endian it lands in ac_time instead: with\nZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME enabled, storing the access time from\nmark_slot_accessed() or slot_free() wipes out the held lock bit, letting\nanother CPU take the same slot lock; an access time value with that bit\nset makes the slot look locked forever.\n\nShift the lock bit into the flags half of the word on big-endian 64-bit."
}
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"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
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