What is CVE-2026-89608?

CVE-2026-89608 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.19 onward and patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89608 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89608?

CVE-2026-89608 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89608?

Yes, CVE-2026-89608 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-89608 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-89608 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-89608

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ecryptfs: pass packet set buffer size to parser ecryptfs_parse_packet_set() receives a pointer into the file header, but it calculates the remaining packet buffer size from PAGE_SIZE - 8. For version 1 headers the packet set starts later in the header, so this can overstate the available buffer. Pass the actual packet set buffer length from the caller and calculate per-packet limits from the remaining bytes in that buffer. Recompute the remaining length after consuming a tag 3 packet before parsing the following tag 11 packet.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-11

Last modified 2026-09-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 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

≥ 2.6.19

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-2026-89608

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 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-2026-89608?

CVE-2026-89608 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.19 onward and has been patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-89608 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-89608?

CVE-2026-89608 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-89608?

Yes. CVE-2026-89608 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-89608 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-89608 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.