Answer in brief
CVE-2026-90228 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_execute_identify_ns_zns(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps 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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <1ce8faf90eb0bf5599b90db38500aefea9426485 || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <b873099944dae5702b4b6db6814d1f1e8d4cfb00 || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <ff28a93a895912010a7827a0e1445ebe8be53b4d || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <cc29f7082b7ab5e0337f27d1fef16359f05fcffa || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <1fb1236312ee1a600de6b3ca560f0b3fd5a50471 || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <0b4cf43f9ca7118590a338de900edbd6047cd89f || >=aaf2e048af2704da5869f27b508b288f36d5c7b7 <f594863967d87b7fcbff6e724d51135fd701a13d | 1ce8faf90eb0bf5599b90db38500aefea9426485, b873099944dae5702b4b6db6814d1f1e8d4cfb00, ff28a93a895912010a7827a0e1445ebe8be53b4d, cc29f7082b7ab5e0337f27d1fef16359f05fcffa, 1fb1236312ee1a600de6b3ca560f0b3fd5a50471, 0b4cf43f9ca7118590a338de900edbd6047cd89f, f594863967d87b7fcbff6e724d51135fd701a13d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.14 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 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: nvmet: fix NULL pointer dereference in nvmet_execute_identify_ns_zns() When a host issues an Identify command with CNS 05h (I/O Command Set specific Identify Namespace) and CSI 02h (ZNS) targeting a file-backed namespace, nvmet_execute_identify_ns_zns() calls bdev_is_zoned() on req->ns->bdev. A file-backed namespace has no block device, so req->ns->bdev is NULL and bdev_is_zoned() dereferences it, oopsing. The I/O command set is selected by the host-supplied CSI field and the command is routed here whenever CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED is enabled, independent of the namespace backing type, so any file-backed namespace is exposed. Reject the command with Invalid Field when the namespace is not backed by a block device.
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