Answer in brief
CVE-2026-90149 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585 || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc | 163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd, 436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585, 2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.12 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <336b6da10021c69a8f273bbacdf7432fdc89a06f || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <5527af72b0100c94287bfec901b6313eeac567ca || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585 || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc | 336b6da10021c69a8f273bbacdf7432fdc89a06f, 5527af72b0100c94287bfec901b6313eeac567ca, 163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd, 436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585, 2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <e55d7fec8a9290f73032ee34c35dd68532809633 || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <336b6da10021c69a8f273bbacdf7432fdc89a06f || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <5527af72b0100c94287bfec901b6313eeac567ca || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585 || >=a7878ca140084ec267ede48fce64d7e60f6d873e <2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc | e55d7fec8a9290f73032ee34c35dd68532809633, 336b6da10021c69a8f273bbacdf7432fdc89a06f, 5527af72b0100c94287bfec901b6313eeac567ca, 163c16e01f53fc8eb8d0f3484ae6c382265ecbbd, 436a214514e24103159aea455147d58b44a8a585, 2b03ebbf8d5e8f6af4ecd6c65375232dd1ec32cc |
Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 17, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/flexfiles: fix NULL dereference for NFSv4.0 data servers flexfiles accepts NFSv4.0 data servers, but two NFSv4 code paths assume the data server client has a session. Unlike NFSv4.1+, an NFSv4.0 client has no session (clp->cl_session is NULL; it uses clp->cl_slot_tbl), so I/O to a v4.0 flexfiles DS oopses: - nfs4_init_ds_session() dereferences clp->cl_session->session_state while seeding the DS lease. It also only seeds cl_lease_time when NFS4_SESSION_INITING is set; without a session that never happens, so cl_lease_time stays 0 and nfs4_renew_state() busy-loops, requeuing every 5 seconds. Seed the lease whenever there is no session and return before touching session state. - ff_layout_async_handle_error_v4() dereferences clp->cl_session->fc_slot_table on every DS I/O error. Fall back to the v4.0 transport slot table (clp->cl_slot_tbl) when there is no session.
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