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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-89653

| EUVDEUVD-2026-76565 CRITICAL
2026-09-11 Linux GHSA-q4wh-f6ch-5m9w
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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5.9 MEDIUM

Needs a malicious/compromised monitor or MITM on the messenger (AV:A, AC:H); no client auth (PR:N); single-bit stack OOB write yields memory corruption/crash so A:H, I:L, C:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Sep 13, 2026 - 09:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 13, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Sep 11, 2026 - 21:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:45 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:45 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

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

ceph: reject export_targets ranks >= CEPH_MAX_MDS in mdsmap decode

MDSMap export_targets entries are monitor controlled. check_new_map() uses each entry as a bit number in a fixed stack bitmap, so a rank outside the protocol namespace can make set_bit() write past the end of the array.

Reject ranks outside CEPH_MAX_MDS while decoding the map. Do not validate against possible_max_rank here because maps may legitimately reference ranks beyond a temporarily reduced max_mds.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel CephFS client (ceph module) lets a malicious or compromised Ceph monitor corrupt kernel memory on any client with a mounted CephFS. The MDSMap decoder failed to bound export_targets rank values against CEPH_MAX_MDS, and check_new_map() then used each attacker-controlled rank as a bit index into a fixed-size stack bitmap, causing set_bit() to write past the array. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires (1) a host with a mounted CephFS using the in-kernel ceph client, and (2) the ability to deliver a crafted MDSMap containing an export_targets rank >= CEPH_MAX_MDS - which in practice means control of a Ceph monitor (compromised/malicious monitor) or a man-in-the-middle position on an unauthenticated/unencrypted Ceph messenger session, since MDSMap contents are monitor-controlled. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The input CVSS 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:H/A:H) overstates real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Vendor-released patch: update to Linux kernel 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, or 7.3-rc1 (or your distribution's backport carrying the equivalent commits 736adee11af3 / 4d298880f82c / 96c3f5fbb0d5 / aedc9053d909). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Immediately (within 24 hours) identify all systems with mounted CephFS filesystems and document their current Linux kernel versions. …

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