# CVE-2026-90208: clocksource/drivers/samsung\_pwm: Switch to raw\_spinlock\_t type

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.10.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clocksource/drivers/samsung_pwm: Switch to raw_spinlock_t type Samsung PWM timer might be used as a clock source on some legacy systems. When PREEMPT_RT is enabled on ARM, regular spinlock is converted to a sleeping lock (mutex-based), which must not be used in atomic context such as hard interrupt handlers. Switch the samsung_pwm_lock to the raw_spinlock, which remains a true non-sleeping spinlock even under PREEMPT_RT.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c97311a5f5d388eece66fc415167b38f35fe6a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f823b47eb889ea70f4c360164e96453f40e3646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5720fe5cabda19f395d194ca57321c7b85f8af80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a25ea67a913f98b8461aff1e9e3a5f6dc2378395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb5764d25c4ac7f5d126621660f7219b61fd2fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b212f9d70805d91febae01d618868f4860e267c

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