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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-89466

| EUVDEUVD-2026-76372 HIGH
2026-09-11 Linux GHSA-g9cw-qg44-9g2q
7.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.7 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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6.2 MEDIUM

OOB read across contiguous struct fields leaks kernel data to userspace; no crash path identified, so A:N rather than A:H.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Sep 13, 2026 - 08:01 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 13, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
7.7 (HIGH)
Patch available
Sep 11, 2026 - 21:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:43 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:43 cve.org
HIGH 7.7

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

power: supply: qcom_battmgr: terminate the strings from firmware

The qcom_battmgr_sc8280xp_strcpy() takes a Pascal-style string when the firmware sends one. Otherwise it copies all BATTMGR_STRING_LEN bytes and leaves the destination without a terminator.

Those destinations are model_number, serial_number and oem_info, each BATTMGR_STRING_LEN and declared next to each other. They go out to user space as val->strval, which power_supply_format_property() prints with "%s", so a firmware string that fills the whole field makes that read run into the following members.

Use strscpy() so the copy always terminates, the way the SM8350 path already does for the same field.

AnalysisAI

Missing null termination in the Qualcomm battery manager driver (qcom_battmgr) causes the kernel to read beyond a string buffer boundary when firmware on SC8280XP-based devices returns a string that exactly fills the BATTMGR_STRING_LEN field. The three contiguous string fields - model_number, serial_number, and oem_info - are exposed to userspace via the power supply sysfs interface using a bare "%s" format, meaning an unterminated firmware string causes the kernel to traverse into adjacent struct members and leak their contents to unprivileged local readers. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a physical system running Qualcomm SC8280XP hardware (e.g., Lenovo ThinkPad X13s or Qualcomm Reference Design laptops) with the qcom_battmgr kernel module loaded. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.7 rating with AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H reflects local exploitation requiring no OS-level privileges, consistent with world-readable sysfs power supply attributes. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade the Linux kernel to 6.12.109, 6.18.50, or 7.2.4 depending on the stable branch in use, or build from 7.3-rc1 or later for mainline. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify inventory of SC8280XP-based devices currently deployed (primarily edge computing appliances, industrial IoT, or enterprise Android platforms running Linux kernels 6.x-7.x). …

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