CVE-2026-89618
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CVE-2026-89618 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventfs: Initialize ei->children and ei->list in init_ei() eventfs_create_dir() allocates the eventfs_inode and initializes it with init_ei(). But this does not initialize the eventfs_inode list_heads. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventfs: Initialize ei->children and ei->list in init_ei() eventfs_create_dir() allocates the eventfs_inode and initializes it with init_ei(). But this does not initialize the eventfs_inode list_heads. If the eventfs_create_dir() fails due to memory pressure, it will call free_ei() before it initialized the lists, and that checks to make sure the eventfs_inode has no children. But because the list wasn't initialized, it will give a false warning. Fix it by moving the list initialization into init_ei(). [ Rewrote change log ]
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 35ee34c0f6d578c9d245438ca29bf2e7024a5a65, < 069729282fbecfaa8a54062266c338ed23f08005; >= 5790b1fb3d672d9a1fe3881a7181dfdbe741568f, < c480f8af173d5b19c6d9c4311df6bbe352face9e; >= 5790b1fb3d672d9a1fe3881a7181dfdbe741568f, < 5333e18e6b425fcc39c7fea89e3949a2a98bc5e4; >= 5790b1fb3d672d9a1fe3881a7181dfdbe741568f, < 76e0f85f650738d768449dbccbc7c55d05f5b609; >= 5790b1fb3d672d9a1fe3881a7181dfdbe741568f, < 1704aaaf5d22bc765c168402350d191e24e245bc; >= 6.6.18, < 6.6.157 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.7 |
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