What is CVE-2026-89597?

CVE-2026-89597 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.24 onward and patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89597?

CVE-2026-89597 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89597?

Yes, CVE-2026-89597 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.24 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-89597 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-89597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-89597

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: uvesafb: unregister connector callback on init failure uvesafb_init() registers the v86d connector callback before registering the platform driver. If platform_driver_register() fails, the function returns the error directly and leaves the connector callback registered. The later platform-device failure path already unregisters the callback. Add the same cleanup before the final return when platform-driver registration fails. This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while reviewing kernel code.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-11

Last modified 2026-09-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.24 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.24

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.270 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.221 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.188 6.1.x ✓ 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

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-89597

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-09-11

Modified 2026-09-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-89597?

CVE-2026-89597 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.24 onward and has been patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89597?

CVE-2026-89597 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89597?

Yes. CVE-2026-89597 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.24 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-89597 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-89597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.