Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-89914

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Sign-extend VA for range-based TLBI invalidation When the decode_range_tlbi() helper was moved to be used for S1 TLBIs, the required sign extension was omitted. Add it. As a result, special care must be taken to not overflow PA bits when this is used for S2 invalidation.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-89914: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-89914?
CVE-2026-89914 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-89914?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.