CVE-2026-90244

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-17. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: 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:

iommu/dma: Restore locking around msi_page_list

Unlike a group's default domain, which is always freshly allocated and privately owned (iommu_group_alloc_default_domain()), VFIO type1's legacy container merges any newly attached group into an existing domain whenever their iommu_ops and cache-coherency enforcement match.

iommu_dma_get_msi_page() only asserts the caller's own group mutex is held (iommu_group_mutex_assert()). On an IOMMU that publishes IOMMU_RESV_SW_MSI, e.g. ARM SMMU, a VM with two such devices assigned through the legacy container can have their guest drivers probe and allocate MSIs in parallel; each host-side VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS lands on a different device fd and group mutex, but both devices' domains are the same merged domain, so both can enter iommu_dma_get_msi_page() concurrently and corrupt msi_page_list.

commit 288683c92b1a ("iommu: Make iommu_dma_prepare_msi() into a generic operation") dropped the prior msi_prepare_lock on the reasoning that "each iommu_domain is unique to a group," which holds for default domains but not this VFIO type1 case. Restore the static lock, since it's only guarding a corner case and will likely never be contended.

iommufd avoids the equivalent problem by having its own callers (iommufd_sw_map_msi()) take a ctx-wide sw_msi_lock before ever reaching the shared list. VFIO type1 can't mirror that since it dispatches to iommu_dma_sw_msi() which is outside VFIO's jurisdiction.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA 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
Severity78% × 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 (3)

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

iommu/dma: Restore locking around msi_page_list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a9e89ea34e0e34ac5d7e949042d665533549e40
generic

iommu/dma: Restore locking around msi_page_list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af1e99ec14d226d66ceb9f16c663ee2568e6676
generic

iommu/dma: Restore locking around msi_page_list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c53e9173a47d5ce1fae020f2c6b1fb3c1123c2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-90244(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 25× in last 7d / 69× 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 22:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-03 21:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-03 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 08:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-02 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-02 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-02 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-02 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-10-01 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-01 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-30 18:03 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-30 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-30 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-29 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-29 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-29 04:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-29 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-28 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-28 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-28 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-27 15:01 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-27 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-27 02:33 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-27 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-26 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-26 01:17 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-26 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-25 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-25 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-25 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-24 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-23 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-23 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-23 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-22 22:24 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-22 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-22 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-21 21:26 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-21 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-21 08:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-20 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-20 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-20 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-19 19:28 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-19 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-19 06:59 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-19 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-18 18:30 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-18 18:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-18 18:03 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  40. 2026-09-18 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-18 17:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  42. 2026-09-17 17:24 UTCNVD update
  43. 2026-09-17 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-17 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-90244?
CVE-2026-90244 is a high vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/dma: Restore locking around msipagelist Unlike a group's default domain, which is always freshly allocated and privately owned (iommugroupallocdefaultdomain()), VFIO type1's legacy container merges any newly attached group…
When was CVE-2026-90244 disclosed?
CVE-2026-90244 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-2026-90244 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-90244 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-2026-90244?
CVE-2026-90244 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-90244?
No fix for CVE-2026-90244 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-2026-90244 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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