{"id":"CVE-2026-90402","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbus: mhi: host: Fix controller cleanup on EDL sysfs failure\n\nmhi_register_controller() adds the controller device before creating the\noptional trigger_edl sysfs file","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbus: mhi: host: Fix controller cleanup on EDL sysfs failure\n\nmhi_register_controller() adds the controller device before creating the\noptional trigger_edl sysfs file. I…","severity":"high","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 17553ba8e19dee8770b3dcc597d49dcc3418f3b0 < 7943dc67250fad6ceac0dd089c6ad5776e4be71d","Linux >= 17553ba8e19dee8770b3dcc597d49dcc3418f3b0 < 4fb17a7c437f145353e93e6a9791f6db70e1cc63","Linux >= 17553ba8e19dee8770b3dcc597d49dcc3418f3b0 < 4743959aa8d876b5b456a62e8a62eb770db7afe9","Linux >= 17553ba8e19dee8770b3dcc597d49dcc3418f3b0 < 0d5b9e66591d4e2a4376ac82c8cda889a29ba3ee","Linux 6.10"],"published":"2026-09-17","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T18:17:57.490","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90402","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5b9e66591d4e2a4376ac82c8cda889a29ba3ee","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4743959aa8d876b5b456a62e8a62eb770db7afe9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fb17a7c437f145353e93e6a9791f6db70e1cc63","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7943dc67250fad6ceac0dd089c6ad5776e4be71d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90402.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90402"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536761"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90402"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90402"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90402.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00121,"epssPercentile":0.01906,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T16:21:47.800Z","cwe":["CWE-772"],"scores":{"nvd":7,"vendor":5.5,"cna":7},"slug":"CVE-2026-90402","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbus: mhi: host: Fix controller cleanup on EDL sysfs failure\n\nmhi_register_controller() adds the controller device before creating the\noptional trigger_edl sysfs file. If sysfs_create_file() fails, the error\npath only drops the device reference and leaves the device registered.\n\nHence, call device_del() in the error path before put_device().\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-05 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90402.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":207303,"id":"CVE-2026-90402","ts":1789757340610,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7"},{"seq":207302,"id":"CVE-2026-90402","ts":1789757340610,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}