Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-89994
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: fsl-edma: tracing: no ptr dereference during log output The fsl edma events store a pointer to a struct fsl_edma_engine in the ringbuffer and dereference it when a log entry is printed. At this time, the pointer may no longer be valid. Event injection can be used to trigger a crash: $ cd /sys/kernel/tracing $ echo 'value = 0' > events/fsl_edma/edma_writeb/inject $ cat trace The log output needs only edma->membase. Add a membase field at the end of the event and use the new field for log output. Keep the existing fields for backward compatibility.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6.10
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-89994?
- CVE-2026-89994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-89994?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.