Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89589)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89589). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
acpi/apei/ghes: Use raw_spinlock_t for CXL CPER work locks
The CXL CPER work registration and unregistration helpers acquire
cxl_cper_work_lock and cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock with a spinlock
guard(), which leaves local interrupts enabled. The corresponding post
paths (cxl_cper_post_event(), cxl_cper_post_prot_err()) execute in hard
IRQ context (they are called from the GHES error notification path) and
acquire the same locks with an irqsave guard().
If a CPU is holding one of these locks via a spinlock guard() when a GHES
interrupt arrives on the same CPU, the IRQ handler spins on the held lock
waiting for it to release, while the lock holder is preempted by the IRQ.
The result is a deadlock.
Convert both locks from spinlock_t to raw_spinlock_t and use guard() at
all call sites. On PREEMPT_RT kernels spinlock_t is backed by rt_mutex and
sleeping from hard IRQ context is not permitted; raw_spinlock_t is safe in
both contexts.
Add WARN_ONCE to both register functions to surface double-registration
bugs at runtime.
Restructure both unregister functions to clear the global work pointer
under the lock before calling cancel_work_sync(), closing the window
where a CPER interrupt could schedule work on a pointer about to be
freed. Add kfifo_reset() after cancel_work_sync() so stale entries
are not replayed on next module load.
Both kfifos are single-consumer: only one work_struct is registered at
a time, enfo…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-89589 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-89589" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-89589 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com