7.8

CVE-2026-89486: linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighReceived
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89486DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89486
Published 11-09-2026Last modified 19-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-89486 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11880-1

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: Fix use-after-free of cmd_rcvr in _ipmi_destroy_user() Commit 9e91f8a6c868 ("ipmi:msghandler: Remove srcu for the ipmi_interfaces list") dropped the synchronize_rcu() between unlinking the command receivers from intf->cmd_rcvrs and freeing them, updating only the comment that explains why the barrier is needed. The cmd_rcvrs list is still traversed under plain RCU: find_cmd_rcvr() walks it inside rcu_read_lock(), and handle_ipmb_get_msg_cmd() borrows rcvr->user from that lookup within the same read-side section. Without the grace period, _ipmi_destroy_user() can kfree() a cmd_rcvr while a reader still holds a pointer to it, causing a use-after-free. The rework only made srcu unnecessary for the interfaces list; the cmd_rcvrs list still relies on plain RCU. Restore the synchronize_rcu() before freeing the receivers.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.12% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu120 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 7.2.6-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 9e91f8a6c8688e27f4ccce7db457da87d6458836, < 3088e41292fecf132f85f79af5ee4d620b9ff1b4 | ≥ 9e91f8a6c8688e27f4ccce7db457da87d6458836, < 5dc0b2a9af95a97861c1bffaf1687a3173e395c5 | ≥ 9e91f8a6c8688e27f4ccce7db457da87d6458836, < 05ec76cfbce653e07cec19b9b8b20e33449d5d87 | 6.16

3 vendors · 122 products

References

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