Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89842

Vulnerability identifier: #VU150439

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89842

CWE-ID: CWE-754

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger an unintended firmware doorbell write.

The vulnerability exists due to improper firmware state validation in qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp and qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt when handling NVMe LS responses or PURLS packets while firmware is stopped or resetting. A local user can cause an LS reject IOCB to be emitted to trigger an unintended firmware doorbell write.

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
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
kernel-default-kgraft
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
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 kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
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
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
dlm-kmp-default - 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
dlm-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
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.339.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - 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-debuginfo - 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
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
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 6.12.111-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2935b730211c5c1433aa6101fa3b55df2b63869a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1fc75dd3fb6b6414508fbdf7aeed0d757c9120
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4b019ac07844d3f67ea5e48b1d982b2170d1a7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9bfb56e2c1bda49d3c5442d824569d71eec07e2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7e46ebffc5781aab3f1f5a5d4350addbb5833f4

• Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
• 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