CVE-2026-89553: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-89553 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 11-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau/gem: reserve the bo in the info ioctl around the vma lookup In the non-uvmm path, there could be a race between the info lookup finding the vma, and the gem close path closing the vma leading to a use-after-free. Spotted with the help of Opus 4.6.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu169 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)
Debian2 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.111-1 | < 7.2.6-1
- linux-6.12< 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ e758a3111914af7ee4351be86f1ac0efe87ed06e, < e05c28bd6043d0fd0bea9c3fc49300a8871a1a81 | ≥ e758a3111914af7ee4351be86f1ac0efe87ed06e, < 208867763843aa82efcbe3b771f1b8e6c7aa820a | ≥ e758a3111914af7ee4351be86f1ac0efe87ed06e, < ff110e85837d7ecd83f36078107be240ff5ae409 | ≥ e758a3111914af7ee4351be86f1ac0efe87ed06e, < e60466011ac3a6b8045e6cc3c2cbb30d58039d2e | ≥ e758a3111914af7ee4351be86f1ac0efe87ed06e, < 5e17160d41d92823f3379c1982e1369680c5ce4d | 3.1
3 vendors · 172 products