Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89859

Vulnerability identifier: #VU150432

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-2026-89859

CWE-ID: CWE-908

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized memory in qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics() when handling dport diagnostic requests. A local user can submit a dport diagnostic request with a partial payload to disclose sensitive information.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openEuler
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_339-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
bpftool
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
linux (Debian package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
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
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_339-default - update to 1-8.3.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.339.1, 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.339.1, 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.339.1, 6.4.0-159998.55.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.339.1, 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.339.1, 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.113-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fc03be982763a131913f84fe73b240ae45bca37
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a152edab3854f01dd2daf3eaf8f32cbabdb3834e

• Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp and more
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel