Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-89954
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: afs: validate v2 image info bounds The AFS v2 parser uses footer[8] to locate the image information block inside the current erase block, then uses the image information region_count to walk entries from a fixed local array. The footer offset and region count come from flash contents and are not checked against the erase block or the local image-info array before use. Reject v2 entries whose image information offset would underflow the erase block calculation, and reject region counts that cannot fit in the local image-info array before walking region entries.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 5.2
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-89954?
- CVE-2026-89954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-89954?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.