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CVE-2026-90277

kernel: md/md-llbitmap: prevent create failure bitmap UAF

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 17, 2026

Updated · October 15, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's md/md-llbitmap component. This vulnerability occurs when a bitmap creation fails, leading to a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition where the system might attempt to access memory that has already been released. A local attacker could potentially exploit this flaw to cause system instability, a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference