CVE-2026-90186
kernel: null_blk: reject per-device queue resize for shared tag set
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2026
Updated · October 13, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's null_blk module. A local user can cause a system crash by attempting to resize device queues while a shared tag set is active. This improper handling of queue resizing leads to a null pointer dereference, which can result in a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference