CVE-2026-90021: Linux kernel · usb: gadget: f_midi: initialize work in f_midi_alloc()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in c76e82b026a28c348e5d841922aa73db36eca1d3 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 19:20 UTC
Rated Low by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in c76e82b026a28c348e5d841922aa73db36eca1d3, 858576de6b2f5166b08dae803f0fd0766dcb3002, 13e9f5a91360952b9b5bbc2367fc29d4a4ff2824 +5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in
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| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented that moves the INIT_WORK initialization from f_midi_bind() to f_midi_alloc(). Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix once available. Since this is a code initialization issue, no additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A flaw in the Linux kernel's USB gadget MIDI function (f_midi) was fixed by ensuring proper initialization of work structures in f_midi_alloc(). Without this fix, if f_midi_bind() is not executed, work remains uninitialized, causing a warning during work flushing due to a null function pointer.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90021 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02ac76f27db23ef652358458c272d9d2d6f51167 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e9f5a91360952b9b5bbc2367fc29d4a4ff2824 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8b11255e632170f32f1925bfcaf96331f36317 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e07d3e4c389217d7d7171d80edf2e23ac70f1ea (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/858576de6b2f5166b08dae803f0fd0766dcb3002 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c76e82b026a28c348e5d841922aa73db36eca1d3 (opens in a new tab)