Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90385md/raid1: create serial pool adding rdev to array with serialize_policy=1

Unrated

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 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.3% 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: md/raid1: create serial pool adding rdev to array with serialize_policy=1 The following bug has been observed with kernel 7.1.3 after adding a new rdev to an existing RAID1 array with serialize_policy enabled: Oops: 0002 [#1] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 19639 Comm: ext4lazyinit Not tainted 7.1.3-1-default RIP: _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x27/0x50 CR2: 0000000000004960 Call Trace: wait_for_serialization+0xb9/0x260 [raid1] raid1_make_request+0x762/0xaff [raid1] md_handle_request+0x1c9/0x2e0 [md_mod] The raid1.c code calls wait_for_serialization() if the MD_SERIALIZE_POLICY is set, and wait_for_serialization assumes that rdev->serial is initialized. Normally this will be the case for arrays that have the serialize_policy sysfs attribute set to 1. But when a new rdev is added to an existing array in bind_rdev_to_array(), the condition at mddev_create_serial_pool() causes creation of rdev->serial to be skipped. Fix it.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90385
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90385
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90385
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90385

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 69b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before 6ea458171bed2b706dc7bcd80b15356c0e9ed71869b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before 0b187e14dab458d54425fc400f1e1e8d481d9bcf69b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before f9e4364449f7ca6917f3599eb32064dba5b7b14769b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before 37f11973c3eb72a5eb061082cad529bb6939c24f69b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before c02d675e81468003e4f2253b616c53729070d71269b00b5bb23552d43e8bbed73ef6624604bb94a2 – before 140234b2380ffb8ffb0cfc46fee0e822f43adef7
Linux Linux 5.6

References