CVE-2026-90045
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: gadget: ffs: fix mm lifetime handling
io_data stores a pointer to the submitting task's mm_struct, but does not currently hold a reference to it while async requests are pending.
This can result in a use-after-free if the task exits before completion handling finishes.
Take a reference with mmgrab() when queuing the read request and release it with mmdrop() on request completion.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact60 % - Impacto secundario
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection55 %
Vulnerabilidad use-after-free en kernel Linux (AV:L, PR:L) explotable para escalada de privilegios. Impacto: DoS por crash y lectura de memoria sensible del proceso.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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