CVE-2026-90165: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-90165 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 17-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger() See the procedure below: ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger durable_scavenger_running = true server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR() server_ctrl_handle_reset ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.20% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu120 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.12.111-1 | < 7.2.6-1
- linux-6.12< 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ 7f0cb478703cbeaddfe5c9101c5c73cd975d1073, < 3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64 | ≥ d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b, < af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae | ≥ d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b, < b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1 | ≥ d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b, < a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed | ≥ d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b, < bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c | ≥ 6.6.142, < 6.6.157 | 6.11
3 vendors · 123 products