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