Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2026· Updated Oct 21, 2026
CVE-2026-90021
CVE-2026-90021
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_midi: initialize work in f_midi_alloc()
f_midi_alloc initializes free_ref to 1 and it can only be incremented when a sound card is registered via f_midi_register_card(). f_midi_register_card() is only called in f_midi_bind() which actually performs INIT_WORK. If f_midi_bind() is never run, work is not initialized and the if condition in f_midi_free becomes true, this results in a warning later in __flush_work as work->func = 0. Fix this by moving INIT_WORK from f_midi_bind() to f_midi_alloc().
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Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
>= 5.12.0, < 6.6.160+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.12.0, < 6.6.160
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.7-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02ac76f27db23ef652358458c272d9d2d6f51167nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e9f5a91360952b9b5bbc2367fc29d4a4ff2824nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8b11255e632170f32f1925bfcaf96331f36317nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e07d3e4c389217d7d7171d80edf2e23ac70f1eanvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/858576de6b2f5166b08dae803f0fd0766dcb3002nvd
News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including Critical Network and File System FlawsVypr Intelligence · Sep 16, 2026