CVE-2026-90229

HIGHPre-NVD 7.47.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-17. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: 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:

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal

The admin queue is allocated with blk_mq_alloc_queue() but never destroyed. nvme_free_ctrl() only drops the last reference and blk_mq_exit_queue() and blk_sync_queue() never run: the hctx is never moved to q->unused_hctx_list and the timeout timer and work stay armed on a queue that is about to be freed which will eventually oops inside blk_mq_timeout_work().

This can only be triggered when the controller fails to come up and is then immediately torn down again which is why no one ever ran into this before.

Let's just copy what the pcie driver does: unquiesce and destroy the admin queue before nvme_uninit_ctrl().

With this the following WARN followed by a panic no longer happens:

WARNING: block/blk-mq.c:4390 at blk_mq_release+0x194/0x238, CPU#4: kworker/u34:4/119 CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 119 Comm: kworker/u34:4 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc1-dirty #248 PREEMPT Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M1, 2020) (DT) Workqueue: nvme-wq apple_nvme_remove_dead_ctrl_work pstate: 61400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : blk_mq_release+0x194/0x238 lr : blk_mq_release+0x58/0x238 sp : ffffc000833a3b50 x29: ffffc000833a3b50 x28: ffff80001d0450f8 x27: ffff800020c95200 x26: 0000000000000088 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff800020f36805 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffc00081a86878 x21: ffff800020be9c60 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800022501698 x18: 000000000000000a x17: 7365757165722066 x16: 666f7265776f7020 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000028 x13: 0000000000004def x12: 0000000000000003 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffc000805b4fc8 x8 : ffffc00081915820 x7 : ffffc00081c4f3c8 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : 0000000000000004 x4 : ffff800022498d80 x3 : ffffc000833a3b14 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff800022501698 Call trace: blk_mq_release+0x194/0x238 (P) blk_put_queue+0x8c/0xf0 nvme_free_ctrl+0x4c/0x260 device_release+0x44/0x128 kobject_put+0xa0/0x120 put_device+0x1c/0x40 nvme_uninit_ctrl+0x48/0x60 apple_nvme_remove+0x54/0xb0 platform_remove+0x28/0x40 device_remove+0x54/0x98 device_release_driver_internal+ device_release_driver+0x20/0x38 apple_nvme_remove_dead_ctrl_wor process_one_work+0x1f4/0x770 worker_thread+0x1b8/0x360 kthread+0x140/0x160 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 irq event stamp: 448 hardirqs last enabled at (447):in_unlock_irqrestore+0x74/0x80 hardirqs last disabled at (448): [] el1_brk64+0x20/0x60 softirqs last enabled at (0): [ess+0xb28/0x2698 softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000005 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagA GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [0000000000000000] user address Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] SMP CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kwor 7.2.0-rc1-dirty #248PREEMPT Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: Apple Mac mini (M1, 2020) (DT) Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_timeou pstate: 01400005 (nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : percpu_ref_tryget_many.cons lr : percpu_ref_tryget_many.constprop.0+0xc0/0x168 sp : ffffc000829cbce0 x29: ffffc000829cbce0 x28: ffff800020be9f48 x27: ffff800013e503c0 x26: 0000000000000108 x25: 000009c05 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffc000819f5000 x21: ffff800020be9f48 x20: ffff8001deda4808 x19: ffff8000a x17: 00000000580e1fac x16: ffffc00082bbbb7c x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000028 x13: 000000001 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffc000829cbc20 x8 : ---truncated---

CVSS v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
38
EG Risk 38/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
6th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c11685ee4eedc70f738b117a4a8c0fbe84cd79b3
generic

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf51e306e3dcffd1a63ef09a7a39d28f3578dd2d
generic

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d5b9864c8118d26f54de4b66d2bddf2c659272
generic

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6f4777b7a8676251139dbfbcdec3cb578f0e40
generic

nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/215d1682f0bae495f3f9cf692b358116b7a18602

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90229(2)

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
—
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
—
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
—
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 38× in last 7d / 100× 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. 2026-10-05 09:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 09:52 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-05 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-10-04 21:02 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-10-04 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-04 08:08 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-10-04 08:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-03 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-03 19:17 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-03 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-10-03 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-03 06:26 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-10-03 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-02 17:34 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-02 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-10-02 04:43 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-10-02 04:43 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-02 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-10-01 15:50 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-10-01 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-10-01 02:59 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-10-01 02:59 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-10-01 02:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-30 14:07 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-30 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-30 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-30 01:16 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-30 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-29 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-29 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-28 23:34 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-28 23:34 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-28 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-28 10:43 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-28 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-27 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-27 21:52 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-27 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-27 08:58 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-27 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-26 20:06 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-26 20:06 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-26 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-26 07:13 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-26 07:13 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-26 07:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-25 18:22 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-25 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-25 04:47 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-25 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-24 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-24 15:56 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-24 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-24 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-24 03:05 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-24 03:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-23 14:13 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-23 14:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-23 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-23 01:22 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-09-23 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-09-22 12:30 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-22 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-21 23:39 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-21 23:39 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-21 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-09-21 10:48 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-21 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-20 21:57 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-20 21:57 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-20 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-09-20 09:05 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-20 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-19 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-19 20:13 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-19 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-19 07:21 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-09-19 07:21 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-19 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-09-18 18:30 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-09-18 18:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-18 18:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.40
  71. 2026-09-18 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-18 17:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.4 · severity → HIGH
  73. 2026-09-17 17:23 UTCNVD update
  74. 2026-09-17 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-17 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-90229?
CVE-2026-90229 is a high vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-apple: Destroy the admin queue on removal The admin queue is allocated with blkmqalloc_queue() but never destroyed. nvmefreectrl() only drops the last reference and blkmqexitqueue() and blksync_queue() never run: the hctx is…
When was CVE-2026-90229 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90229 was first published on September 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-90229 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90229 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (6th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-90229?
CVE-2026-90229 has a CVSS base score of 7.4 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90229?
No fix for CVE-2026-90229 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-2026-90229 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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