Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90267scsi: sd: Fix special_vec mempool leak when scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails

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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 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.2% 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: scsi: sd: Fix special_vec mempool leak when scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails sd_set_special_bvec() allocates a special payload page for UNMAP and WRITE SAME commands. If scsi_alloc_sgtables() fails afterward in sd_setup_unmap_cmnd() or sd_setup_write_same{10,16}_cmnd(), the SCSI midlayer does not call uninit_command() because RQF_DONTPREP is not set yet, leaking the page. Call sd_uninit_command() on error, and clear RQF_SPECIAL_PAYLOAD after freeing the page.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90267
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90267
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90267

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 81d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before 05bc68669549bfddfdeef2fd119855cab3e9615a81d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before 710a2448a06a8215ba8acb4a2791954800f7db0a81d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before 744a65e113094756e6c1cfba9ff1bf4247cb68d481d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before e90f746f4ca3896ca560e820b7b6b0a46702693881d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before 5d7d1b8b525e5eff33a01d07dfcf7bdd3b6d790d81d926e8b5520e38f1f72dd7bb7cfc81c1a69d87 – before bb31844d88b77138b67aa20c3600203baff40140
Linux Linux 4.12

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