Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89806

 

Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89806

Published: September 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU150482
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89806
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, disclose sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in the framebuffer size calculation in drm/sysfb/ofdrm.c when creating an ofdrm device with large linebytes and height values. A remote attacker can provide values that cause the framebuffer size calculation to overflow to execute arbitrary code, disclose sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-89806

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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