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CVE-2026-89838: Linux kernel · f2fs: limit recovery filename logging to stored length

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-89838· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.1
Patch
Available – fixed in e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46, b8ac8b14b9d92dd2e1cb05fa8994f41f701fbf28, 01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46
Fixed in
  • e754120f8ede55cc773ade108cf7e5b17c859c46
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < b8ac8b14b9d92dd2e1cb05fa8994f41f701fbf28
Fixed in
  • b8ac8b14b9d92dd2e1cb05fa8994f41f701fbf28
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < 01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2
Fixed in
  • 01027b2fcb74dade59fb833b51023f6593b6a9a2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < 450ab2e5dbe0ef6e3ed73214256565f6f003d62a
Fixed in
  • 450ab2e5dbe0ef6e3ed73214256565f6f003d62a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < 317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca
Fixed in
  • 317d32e1a8deaf1c01c388badc667334c39e62ca
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ f356fe0cba0e3523e538987916bd2acedd4e6f41, < 35c5abccd0924b02ad34126f562d93c8d75b0831
Fixed in
  • 35c5abccd0924b02ad34126f562d93c8d75b0831

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to limit recovery filename logging to the stored length, preventing out-of-bounds reads. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch. Since this is a kernel vulnerability, upgrading to a fixed kernel version is the recommended mitigation. No alternative workarounds are indicated.

Description

CVE-2026-89838 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's F2FS filesystem recovery logging. The issue arises because recovery filenames are stored as a length plus a fixed-size buffer that is not NUL-terminated, but the kernel prints these filenames using %s, which can read beyond the intended buffer. This can lead to information disclosure by reading raw inode fields beyond the filename buffer during recovery logging.

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