CVE-2026-90077

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: fix a resource leak in copy_net_ns() error handling path

Currently, preinit_net() does two things:

(1) call ns_common_init() which might fail (2) initialize resources which does not fail

However, preinit_net() is returning early when (1) fails, and copy_net_ns() is jumping to the dec_ucounts: label. As a result, resources allocated by net_alloc() are leaking. We need to call key_remove_domain() and net_passive_dec() in order to release resources allocated by net_alloc().

We cannot simply jump to the put_userns: label when preinit_net() failed, for (2) is not yet done. But we can reorder (1) and (2), for there is no dependency between (1) and (2). Therefore, this patch decouples (1) from preinit_net() and changes preinit_net() back to a void function, and calls ns_common_init() after preinit_net() succeeded. Then, we can jump to immediately after ns_common_free() of the put_userns: label.

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
9th
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90077(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (178 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. 2026-10-04 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-30 18:03 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-30 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  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. 2026-09-27 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-24 05:54 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 23:54 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-20 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  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-2026-90077?
CVE-2026-90077 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix a resource leak in copynetns() error handling path Currently, preinit_net() does two things: (1) call nscommoninit() which might fail (2) initialize resources which does not fail However, preinitnet() is returning early…
When was CVE-2026-90077 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90077 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-2026-90077 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90077 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (9th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90077?
No fix for CVE-2026-90077 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-2026-90077 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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