Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-90396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix dio leak on metadata mapping error A failed integrity mapping holds a dio reference, so we need to go through the full bio ending in case there were previously submitted bio's in the sequence.

Published · last modified .

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-90396: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 17ecefc9fdd8c554e0d03e5a990daef19f930add, 6.17

References