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CVE-2026-89958

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89958)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-89958). 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:

s390/vfio-ap: Fix dereference matrix_mdev->kvm without checking for NULL

The ap_driver structure has two fields which are function pointers to
callbacks:

  • .on_config_changed: called at the start of the AP bus scan function to
    notify the device driver that the host AP
    configuration has changed and the associated AP
    devices will be added or removed accordingly. This
    gives the implementor a chance to evaluate the
    configuration changes and respond to them before
    the associated devices are added or removed.

  • .on_scan_complete: Called at the end of the AP bus scan function to
    notify the device driver that the host AP
    configuration has changed and the AP devices have
    been added or removed accordingly. This gives the
    implementor the opportunity to respond to the
    changes after the associated devices are added or
    removed.

These two callbacks are implemented in the vfio_ap device driver via the
vfio_ap_on_cfg_changed and vfio_ap_on_scan_complete functions respectively.

Within the call stack of these two callback functions the
matrix_mdev->kvm->lock mutex is taken without checking whether
matrix_mdev->kvm is NULL or not. If matrix_mdev->kvm has never be…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-89958 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-2026-89958" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-89958 (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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

References

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