CVE-2026-90072

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredTrending — 3 sources updated this week
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: sfq: clamp quantum to avoid signed overflow soft lockup

sfq_init() sets q->quantum = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)) (unsigned). A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634) makes psched_mtu() return 0x80000000, so slot->allot = INT_MIN and INT_MIN + INT_MIN toggles between INT_MIN and 0 forever, spinning sfq_dequeue() under the qdisc lock.

Clamp the quantum to [256, 1 << 20] so the refill loop terminates. The lower bound also covers q->quantum == 0 (psched_mtu() returning 0), which spins sfq_dequeue() identically. sfq_change() already rejects a negative quantum, so only the init path was exposed.

Conditions to recreate the bug: a device whose MTU (plus hard_header_len) wraps psched_mtu() into the sign bit (e.g. a dummy device with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634). Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
11th
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

References (8)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90072(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (360 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1, 6.12.101-1~deb12u1, 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1~deb12u1: fixed in 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (35 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1: fixed in 6.12.111-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (179 versions)
  • every version up to 7.2.6-1: fixed in 7.2.6-1
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-02 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-29 19:42 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-29 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-26 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-23 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-20 18:10 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-20 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-17 17:23 UTCNVD update
  22. 2026-09-17 16:52 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-17 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-90072?
CVE-2026-90072 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sfq: clamp quantum to avoid signed overflow soft lockup sfqinit() sets q->quantum = pschedmtu(qdisc_dev(sch)) (unsigned). A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634) makes pschedmtu()…
When was CVE-2026-90072 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90072 was first published on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-90072 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90072 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (11th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90072?
No fix for CVE-2026-90072 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-90072 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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