Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89526
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149277
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89526
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in RPC/RDMA Read chunk reconstruction when processing crafted Read chunk positions supplied by a remote client. A remote attacker can supply out-of-range or overlapping Read chunk positions to disclose sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89526
Install security update from vendor's repository.