CVE-2026-90140
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 | | | | 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.
What this means for your business
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-17
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/389bd349ddbcf90dbd8a4f2a4ab6e552d53df134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ae914b2f6ea56fc2f1c017fdee4e995bcb4c0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4deb3edead0c0e172cc7349e8855d741d3c5e162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fe415e1cd8fa875be263670c0ab47109818abb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1b46aee33d83f14ed62d7fdef1a91d3e0b732a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5c499413385cea3e0220d6050408d50842891d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40f3f24839f8404325a2099e26c2a04786ae309