CVE-2026-89547

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Check svc pool percpu counter allocation __svc_create() initializes three per-pool percpu_counter stats and ignores every return value. On SMP, percpu_counter_init() fails when __alloc_percpu_gfp() cannot satisfy the allocation, leaving the failed counter with fbc->counters == NULL and its embedded raw_spinlock_t, list_head, and count never initialized. __svc_create() returns the half-constructed svc_serv to nfsd, lockd, or the NFS callback service anyway. Once that service is live, the hot-path increments in svc_xprt_enqueue(), svc_handle_xprt(), and svc_pool_wake_idle_thread() reach a counter whose backing pointer is NULL. The pointer is a per-cpu offset, so the access does not fault: it resolves to offset zero of the current CPU's per-cpu area and silently corrupts whatever variable lives there. A /proc/fs/nfsd/pool_stats read walks the same NULL per-cpu storage and returns garbage, and on CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK or lockdep it splats on the never-initialized lock. Creating the broken service requires a percpu allocation failure during RPC server startup, so it is reachable only by a local administrator under memory pressure or fault injection; a remote peer cannot induce the bad state on its own. Check each percpu_counter_init() return value in __svc_create() and fail when an allocation fails, unwinding the counters already set up in the current pool and in every pool initialized before it. A discrete percpu_counter_destroy() per counter at teardown frees each per-cpu allocation exactly once.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-09-11
Last modified 2026-09-14
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.1

out of 10
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.3
Fixed in
✓ 6.6.157 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.109 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.50 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.4 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-89547?

    CVE-2026-89547 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50 and others. CVE-2026-89547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89547?

    CVE-2026-89547 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89547?

    Yes. CVE-2026-89547 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-89547 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-89547 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.