CVE-2026-89787

🗓️ 16 Sep 2026 08:48:24Reported by LinuxType

Linux kernel ext4 out-of-bounds read in ext4_search_dir() for casefolded encrypted directories.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 5
Cvelist	CVE-2026-89787 ext4: check dir entry fits before reading the hash trailer in ext4_search_dir()	16 Sep 202608:48	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-89787	16 Sep 202608:48	–	debiancve
EUVD	EUVD-2026-80308	16 Sep 202608:48	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2026-89787	16 Sep 202609:17	–	nvd
OSV	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89787	16 Sep 202609:17	–	osv

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange5.13–5.15.221

linux linux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.188

linux linux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.157

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.110

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.52

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.2.6

linux linux_kernelRange7.3.0–7.3-rc1

[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/ext4/namei.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "4d20106c536b73c4a8a02652dc85e35898baebf7",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "61a395967de06edba58760e81907a272db749faa",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "e94676a08af6312aa72d8a981232b281f9bcfcf5",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "d8c184bec24b5a00ae96d704856d935eaded1685",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "3933884bc3102898b458c53fbd1ac52eb9cdb8a4",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "83663c0b739480c00cfe785675db87520ec484ed",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500",
        "lessThan": "c7e6b863d298f56522d0d08554bbea7f142e6588",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/ext4/namei.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.13",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.13",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.15.221",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.188",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.157",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.110",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.52",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2.6",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.3-rc1",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/83663c0b739480c00cfe785675db87520ec484ed
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/e94676a08af6312aa72d8a981232b281f9bcfcf5
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c184bec24b5a00ae96d704856d935eaded1685
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e6b863d298f56522d0d08554bbea7f142e6588
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d20106c536b73c4a8a02652dc85e35898baebf7
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/3933884bc3102898b458c53fbd1ac52eb9cdb8a4
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a395967de06edba58760e81907a272db749faa

16 Sep 2026 09:17Current

6.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.8

EPSS0.00205