CVE-2026-90046

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-90046",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:17:17.867",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:52.913",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmm/page_alloc: don't spin_trylock() in NMI on UP\n\nPatch series \"mm/page_alloc: fixes for free_pages_nolock() on RT/UP\".\n\nPre-existing bugs found by Sashiko during review of this other series:\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/\n\nI have not reproduced these bugs, and I suspect there is no real-world\nuser that is affected by them.\n\n\nThis patch (of 2):\n\nAs noted in can_spin_trylock(), using this is unsafe in this context. \ncommit 620b46ed6ae17 (\"mm/page_alloc: return NULL early from\nalloc_frozen_pages_nolock() in NMI on UP\") fixed this on the alloc side\nbut missed the free side.\n\nImpact: If BPF programs using these features in NMI (probably tracing) are\npresent on non-SMP builds this might crash the kernel and is probably\nexploitable by local attackers for privilege escalation."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmm/page_alloc: no usar spin_trylock() en NMI en UP\n\nSerie de parches 'mm/page_alloc: correcciones para free_pages_nolock() en RT/UP'.\n\nErrores preexistentes encontrados por Sashiko durante la revisión de esta otra serie:\nHTTPS://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/\n\nNo he reproducido estos errores, y sospecho que no hay ningún usuario del mundo real afectado por ellos.\n\nEste parche (de 2):\n\nComo se señala en can_spin_trylock(), usar esto es inseguro en este contexto.\nEl commit 620b46ed6ae17 ('mm/page_alloc: devolver NULL temprano desde alloc_frozen_pages_nolock() en NMI en UP') solucionó esto en el lado de asignación, pero pasó por alto el lado de liberación.\n\nImpacto: Si los programas BPF que utilizan estas características en NMI (probablemente rastreo) están presentes en compilaciones no SMP, esto podría bloquear el kernel y probablemente sea explotable por atacantes locales para la escalada de privilegios."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "programFiles": [
            "mm/page_alloc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "8c57b687e8331eb80e302a2c528b18b966a9ac7a",
              "lessThan": "06c76d3c389ff504052f64b1acee44651bd847fa",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "8c57b687e8331eb80e302a2c528b18b966a9ac7a",
              "lessThan": "68a069b407303e71db371df85036101e8ff59280",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "8c57b687e8331eb80e302a2c528b18b966a9ac7a",
              "lessThan": "3105ae628fb785d48b49256468be4f21a7b3cfc0",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "programFiles": [
            "mm/page_alloc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "6.15",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "6.15",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "6.18.51",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.2.5",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.3",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ]
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c76d3c389ff504052f64b1acee44651bd847fa",
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}