Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89878
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150401
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89878
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to read out-of-bounds memory.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in s2255_probe() when processing a firmware blob shorter than eight bytes. A local user can supply a firmware blob shorter than eight bytes to read out-of-bounds memory.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89878
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330f2936ab768c7215322a476f033143e8891d28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/342632a4d8ba3fafc1556deee0b7a48dd7860336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e03f1209c1c8a45a7bc559f4ecd79d9b33f706d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5626785b0e4665326e4d96736c106161da09b2f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6a5b0b0a84c2de0e152f2841e57bc226db924f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d221859ba45d7228d0138c9a3e55bd3bb31e14e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eca0f85eeb0789be40e637bcf9a21c4265b6c6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffc27411ea60b8a09f1fea3d664b65210fdeb454