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CVE-2026-90139: Linux kernel · fuse: check for NULL root inode in fuse_fill_super_submount

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · fixed in e0b7f2922f6bd4c23cbddb7d1fc2bada570d27d1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in e0b7f2922f6bd4c23cbddb7d1fc2bada570d27d1, a5129155ca9fba40d77ff19ffead8244e88d6f9c, 17120c5bfb16808509ea18d7fab6027802d93eba +3

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < e0b7f2922f6bd4c23cbddb7d1fc2bada570d27d1
Fixed in
  • e0b7f2922f6bd4c23cbddb7d1fc2bada570d27d1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < a5129155ca9fba40d77ff19ffead8244e88d6f9c
Fixed in
  • a5129155ca9fba40d77ff19ffead8244e88d6f9c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < 17120c5bfb16808509ea18d7fab6027802d93eba
Fixed in
  • 17120c5bfb16808509ea18d7fab6027802d93eba
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < 4844aeb0de5fb0de4f7c9aaf2bf05cb8cffe60d5
Fixed in
  • 4844aeb0de5fb0de4f7c9aaf2bf05cb8cffe60d5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < 928f659a3e3650978a5b4829cc982324f72b474b
Fixed in
  • 928f659a3e3650978a5b4829cc982324f72b474b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1866d779d5d2abae59d304e809600ca3ca8d0071, < 509f4a09bae7f03c87f67f053648874a5e177867
Fixed in
  • 509f4a09bae7f03c87f67f053648874a5e177867

AI-suggested

A fix is available in the Linux kernel as indicated by the fixed commit versions. Users should update to a kernel version including these fixes to prevent the null pointer dereference. No additional mitigation is required once patched.

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's FUSE subsystem in the fuse_fill_super_submount function. This occurs because fuse_iget() can return NULL on inode allocation failure, but fuse_fill_super_submount() does not check for NULL before using the inode, leading to a kernel crash (oops). The issue is triggered under memory pressure conditions. The vulnerability has been fixed by returning an error code instead of dereferencing NULL.

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