Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89947)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89947). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: meson: align gxbb_32k_clk_sel number of parents with actual count
The following out-of-bounds read has been observed by Christian on a
GXBB WeTek Hub:
BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __clk_register+0x1b70/0x2418
Read of size 8 at addr ffffd66320cf88e0 by task swapper/0/1
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc5 #1 PREEMPT
Hardware name: WeTek Hub (DT)
Call trace:
show_stack+0x14/0x20 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x74/0x94
print_report+0x164/0x4b0
kasan_report+0x98/0xd8
__asan_report_load8_noabort+0x1c/0x24
__clk_register+0x1b70/0x2418
devm_clk_hw_register+0x74/0x15c
meson_clkc_init+0xd4/0x20c
meson_clkc_syscon_probe+0x5c/0x94
platform_probe+0xbc/0x17c
really_probe+0x184/0x844
__driver_probe_device+0x154/0x35c
driver_probe_device+0x60/0x188
__driver_attach+0x168/0x4a0
bus_for_each_dev+0xec/0x180
driver_attach+0x38/0x58
bus_add_driver+0x238/0x4c0
driver_register+0x150/0x388
__platform_driver_register+0x54/0x7c
gxbb_clkc_driver_init+0x18/0x20
do_one_initcall+0xb8/0x340
kernel_init_freeable+0x49c/0x52c
kernel_init+0x24/0x148
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
The buggy address belongs to the variable:
gxbb_32k_clk_parents+0x60/0x400
The buggy address belongs to a vmalloc virtual mapping
The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
Memory state around the buggy address:
ffffd66320cf8780: 00 00 00 00 f9 f9 f9…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-89947 has been found in Linux kernel.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-89947" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-89947 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 8.0
Attack vector: local / 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 8.0/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
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。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89947 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com