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CVE-2026-90591VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Zephyr: The NXP ENET-QOS Ethernet driver's receive work handler eth_nxp_enet_qos_rx() in

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-90591· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 20:40 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (zephyr)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10zephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-4
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSzephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-1.1build1
  • =3.1.2-4
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSzephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-1.1
  • =3.1.2-1.1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSzephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-1build3
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSzephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-1build3
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSzephyrpkg:deb/ubuntu/zephyr?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =3.1.2-1build1
  • =3.1.2-1build2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict untrusted network traffic to the affected device to prevent triggering the vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability in the NXP ENET-QOS Ethernet driver in Zephyr OS allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service by sending crafted network traffic. The issue arises from improper handling of receive descriptors in error or drop conditions, leading to DMA writing to invalid memory addresses. This causes a fatal bus error or silent data corruption, stopping network reception until reboot.

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