Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90081net/rds: use wq_has_sleeper() in rds_cong_map_updated()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/rds: use wq_has_sleeper() in rds_cong_map_updated() rds_cong_map_updated() runs after a peer's congestion map has been rewritten (by rds_tcp_cong_recv() and rds_ib_cong_recv(), or the clear-all in the loopback and IB send-completion paths). It bumps rds_cong_generation and then checks waitqueue_active() on map->m_waitq and on rds_poll_waitq to decide whether anyone needs waking. atomic_inc() carries no ordering and waitqueue_active() is a plain load, so nothing orders the map and generation stores before the wait queue reads. The waiters do the mirror image: rds_cong_wait() adds itself to m_waitq and then tests the port bit, and rds_poll() registers on rds_poll_waitq and then reads the generation. That is the store-buffering pattern described above waitqueue_active() in include/linux/wait.h - the updater can observe an empty wait queue while the waiter still observes the port as congested, and no wake-up is issued. rds_cong_wait() is an interruptible sleep with no timeout, so a sender blocked on a congested port stays blocked until the next congestion update from that peer arrives or a signal is delivered. A poll() waiter misses the map-updated notification the same way. Use wq_has_sleeper(), which is waitqueue_active() preceded by the required full barrier, as rds_tcp_state_change() already does for the same pattern.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90081
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90081
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90081
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90081

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before 2a809d7896dbf18e1ecfbdd930f71c9fc298b16d922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before fa4b98e891fda28cc0638d809c6125ec63d8319d922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before 0e169f6a2adeb17b5577ed7e8abd642465bb50ec922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before 42884bd8b8fd023d6a610a695bd5ddd1d5dece17922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before a526214b9f0548ca0e53a6e0d1727d8ea9befc23922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before bf2b8130723efcb5b86c3ddb6317c3a9b2a9cfc5922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before 281f9fda2e06d6c211bb365a5379ed2e05cc2e21922cb17a5c812fcc9ebee249f4109db099896941 – before d4f484661961636eb90d287050959e613795f73a
Linux Linux 2.6.30

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