cuse: wait for pending RCU callbacks on module exit
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cuse: wait for pending RCU callbacks on module exit Since commit 053fc4f755ad ("fuse: fix UAF in rcu pathwalks"), fuse_conn_put() frees the fuse_conn through call_rcu() rather than synchronously. For cuse, fc->release is cuse_fc_release(), which lives in the cuse module. If the module is removed before the RCU grace period ends, the callback jumps into freed module memory: userspace / module unload | RCU softirq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ close(/dev/cuse) | cuse_channel_release() | fuse_dev_release() | fuse_conn_put(fch->conn) | call_rcu(delayed_release) ------+---> callback queued | rmmod cuse | cuse_exit() | cuse_channel_destroy() | ... | return | | <module text freed> | | rcu_do_batch() | delayed_release() | fc->release() | -> cuse_fc_release() | ^^^ freed text! The freed module text is unmapped by vfree(), so the jump into the stale callback triggers a page-fault Oops. If the virtual address is subsequently reused, the callback could execute unrelated code (undefined behaviour). Fix this by calling rcu_barrier() in cuse_exit() so that any pending fuse_conn release callback completes before the module is removed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4xp-2gp9-vpwg
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fe415e1cd8fa875be263670c0ab47109818abb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ae914b2f6ea56fc2f1c017fdee4e995bcb4c0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5c499413385cea3e0220d6050408d50842891d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b46aee33d83f14ed62d7fdef1a91d3e0b732a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/389bd349ddbcf90dbd8a4f2a4ab6e552d53df134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40f3f24839f8404325a2099e26c2a04786ae309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4deb3edead0c0e172cc7349e8855d741d3c5e162
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4xp-2gp9-vpwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90140 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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