s390/debug: Fix deadlock during unregister
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: 5 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: s390/debug: Fix deadlock during unregister Unregistering an s390dbf debug area while one of the associated debugfs files is being written to can cause a deadlock: $ echo >.../vmur/level $ rmmod vmur =================================================== debugfs write debugfs_file_get() debug_unregister() mutex_lock(debug_mutex) debugfs_remove() wait for debugfs_file_put() debug_file_ops.write() debug_input() mutex_lock(debug_mutex) ==> DEADLOCK Fix this by splitting debug_unregister() into an s390dbf and debugfs part, and running only the s390dbf part with debug_mutex locked.
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 5.5, 5.11, 5.14, 5.15
- 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: Low. 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90209
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fhq-j2h9-6qrx
- 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
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a214c3dacc779b2afcb0ac9c8001e45ee4ffb2ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183f8f6d64bb0510070c856b9927618c53014a7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a08b70ed2d1ec907353a72f15163b8e34ff4b2f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45bb341d1b73eb293e0dd43d9b72bbc8b615d0ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d83f3faa3fb7f23f298cfd40382611999de5d1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e1259b75d6402a1d0cfb822b9bb2c507e53dab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/445c31ac638fd1af203d79bdf25fc0cb3149fbbc
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90209 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90209 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fhq-j2h9-6qrx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90209 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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