Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89863)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89863). 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:
scsi: qla2xxx: edif: Fix NULL pointer deref in RX SA delete check
qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending() obtains the SCSI command via
GET_CMD_SP(sp) and immediately dereferences cmd->sc_data_direction.
That command pointer can be NULL: the firmware may post a status
completion for a command that has already been returned or aborted. The
caller qla2x00_status_entry() acknowledges this on the very same status
path, re-fetching GET_CMD_SP(sp) and bailing out with the "Command
already returned" message when it is NULL -- but that check runs only
after qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending() has already dereferenced the
pointer, so a NULL cmd crashes the kernel in interrupt context.
Return early when cmd is NULL, before touching cmd->sc_data_direction.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-89863 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-89863" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-89863 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
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: High (CVSS 7.5/10). 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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89863 linux Fixed in: 6.1.190-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89863 linux-hwe-edge
References
- web git.kernel.org
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- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com