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ARM: 9484/1: enable interrupts when unhandled user faults are triggered

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9484/1: enable interrupts when unhandled user faults are triggered PREEMPT_RT requires interrupts to be enabled when sending signals. When do_DataAbort()/do_PrefetchAbort() triggers unhandled user faults, that is `inf->fn()` return a non-zero value, and the interrupts are not enabled within the hook function, force_sig_fault() will be called with interrupts disabled. This can be triggered by user programs executing the bkpt instruction, with kernel config CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=n. Enable interrupts in do_DataAbort()/do_PrefetchAbort() when unhandled user faults are triggered to fix the issue.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
7.2.6
CVEs
CVE-2026-90304
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ARM: 9484/1: enable interrupts when unhandled user faults are triggered

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:08 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9484/1: enable interrupts when unhandled user faults are triggered PREEMPT_RT requires interrupts to be enabled when sending signals. When do_DataAbort()/do_PrefetchAbort() triggers unhandled user faults, that is `inf->fn()` return a non-zero value, and the interrupts are not enabled within the hook function, force_sig_fault() will be called with interrupts disabled. This can be triggered by user programs executing the bkpt instruction, with kernel config CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=n. Enable interrupts in do_DataAbort()/do_PrefetchAbort() when unhandled user faults are triggered to fix the issue.

osv:CVE-2026-90304

Kernel

Fixed versions: 7.2.6

Complete source record
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