What is CVE-2026-97489?

CVE-2026-97489 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and patched in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. CVE-2026-97489 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97489?

CVE-2026-97489 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97489?

Yes, CVE-2026-97489 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-97489 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-97489 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-97489

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bfs: handle set_blocksize failures bfs uses buffer_heads, which don't handle block size > PAGE_SIZE well. Without this, mounting will hit the BUG_ON(offset >= folio_size(folio)); in folio_set_bh on the first __bread_gfp call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-24

Last modified 2026-10-03

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.271 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.222 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.189 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.158 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.53 6.18.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97489?

CVE-2026-97489 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and has been patched in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. CVE-2026-97489 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97489?

Yes. CVE-2026-97489 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-97489 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-97489 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.