Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89964
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to failure to advance the parsing position in eisa_irq_setup() when processing an invalid eisa_irq_edge kernel command line parameter. A local privileged user can supply an invalid comma-separated IRQ value to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89964
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.116
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1119.126, 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1120.130, 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1116.122, 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1115.121
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-197.207~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-202.212+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1113.117~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.127
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1102.110
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.115
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1113.117, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.122~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1124.133
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.115
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1120.130+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1119.126+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1125.134+fips1
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16a62a3f2128b3d86fefc082d8f631becd02bff5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f063e3c2b11fb9078ccdfd3b23634313ce4f0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e2691eeee83a819125dba3f42c74e1b6730d5cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d88e93ef5e1e04041e347945f7d7510eba1797
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68659b627770f3c8d8f578e8ddee78a07d5f1d0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8640ade22369e248f77fbdd31a9d71b338499eef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b585431a16cfb9d8f2955a9fa0787ce3dceb3c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb10d54b74845eb4547baa1b9e908ecd32aa64e1
Related Security Bulletins
- Infinite loop in Linux kernel parisc driver
- Debian update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
- Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15 and more