CVE-2026-89838: Linux kernel · f2fs: limit recovery filename logging to stored length
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46, 01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2, 317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
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.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab1780074943508534343e1e5e5ab0c9ef9dd7b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35c5abccd0924b02ad34126f562d93c8d75b0831 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2 (opens in a new tab)