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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-80438

| CVE-2026-89838 HIGH
2026-09-16 Linux GHSA-jfgp-78p5-g7hq
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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2.5 LOW

Local-only; AC:H because it needs a crafted f2fs image plus roll-forward recovery trigger; PR:L for mount of attacker media; C:L for a small bounded adjacent-inode leak to the log; no integrity or crash impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/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
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Sep 16, 2026 - 15:36 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
7.1 (HIGH)
Patch available
Sep 16, 2026 - 11:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 10:31 cve.org
HIGH 7.1
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 10:31 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

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

f2fs: limit recovery filename logging to stored length

F2FS stores recovery filenames as a length plus a fixed-size i_name buffer. The buffer is not NUL-terminated, but recover_inode() and recover_dentry() print it with %s.

For a 255-byte filename, recovery logging can read past i_name into the following raw inode fields.

Print the name with a precision bounded by i_namelen and F2FS_NAME_LEN.

AnalysisAI

F2FS recovery logging in the Linux kernel can read past the fixed-size, non-NUL-terminated i_name buffer and expose adjacent raw inode fields into kernel logs when a crafted or corrupted f2fs filesystem is mounted. The flaw has been present since Linux 3.11 and is reachable only via the roll-forward recovery path that processes fsync'd dentries left pending after an unclean shutdown, requiring a filename that fills the full F2FS_NAME_LEN (255 bytes); our independent assessment rates this LOW real-world risk (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) because it needs local mount capability (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or equivalent) and the leaked bytes are confined to raw inode fields in the same block buffer. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires the f2fs roll-forward recovery path to execute - i.e. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a LOW real-world risk issue despite the vendor CVSS of 7.1. … 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 Apply the vendor-released fix: update to a kernel containing upstream commits 01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2 or 317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca (https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca), which is reflected in Linux 7.2.5 and 7.3-rc1 per the EUVD version mapping; distribution users should track their vendor's kernel errata rather than the upstream tag, since the inputs name no distro-specific version. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all Linux systems running kernel versions from 3.11 up to before 7.2.5 with F2FS enabled, and verify which accounts have CAP_SYS_ADMIN or equivalent mount privileges. …

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