CVE-2026-89551

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-11. A secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, a secondary CVSS source
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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

SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow

xdr_buf_trim() trims len bytes from the tail of an xdr_buf by walking the tail, pages, and head iovecs. Each per-section step uses min_t() so it never removes more bytes than that section holds, but the final accounting at the fix_len label subtracts the total bytes actually consumed from buf->len without any clamp:

fix_len: buf->len -= (len - trim);

When the caller has set buf->len to a value smaller than the sum of the iov_lens, (len - trim) can exceed buf->len and the unsigned subtraction wraps to near UINT_MAX. gss_krb5_unwrap_v2() reaches xdr_buf_trim() in exactly that state:

buf->head[0].iov_len -= GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip; buf->len = len - (GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + headskip); xdr_buf_trim(buf, ec + GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + tailskip);

buf->len is a small wire-derived value while the iov_lens are at page scale, so the per-section loops legitimately consume far more bytes than buf->len records. The wrapped buf->len then propagates as the authoritative stream bound into every downstream XDR decoder.

Fix by clamping the decrement so buf->len bottoms out at zero:

buf->len -= min_t(unsigned int, buf->len, len - trim);

On the normal path where the iov_lens sum to buf->len, (len - trim) is always <= buf->len and the result is identical to before. No callers change behavior outside the underflow case.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
44
EG Risk 44/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity98% × 45%
The EG Score, 9.8 of 10.
Exploitation0.5% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.5%
EPSS %ILE
42nd
KEV
Not listed

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Oct 13, 2026
Patch available.
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa16bbe987b47e771e52eeb1b4540f18d92496ac
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6267cccd7b05cc514e57f2160aa8db85f5c2701
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad0cce80d4af2f74674e8b635d97aa3880e83da8
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a924ac4c78afab71bf82641afa3b62e0c4a8b55e
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d77bcd974b8625d16bddf448cb3a1b5e37049c
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85e9602650e9df07190abe817cee3b4d9bc3df17
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bf59cb0ea5b0ddfbc46a1dc2fa78fc8b9986ce4
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SUNRPC: xdr_buf_trim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f491306dcb673ff5e78e1044ba450c58978774e

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89551(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (360 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
linux-6.126.12.100-1~deb12u1, 6.12.101-1~deb12u1, 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1~deb12u1: fixed in 6.12.111-1~deb12u1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.12.96-1 (35 versions)
  • every version up to 6.12.111-1: fixed in 6.12.111-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (179 versions)
  • every version up to 7.2.6-1: fixed in 7.2.6-1
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 60× in last 7d / 347× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 365 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 265 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-13 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 42nd percentile
  2. 2026-10-13 09:46 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-10-13 09:46 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-13 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  5. 2026-10-12 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 42nd percentile
  6. 2026-10-12 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-12 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-12 09:06 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-10-12 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  10. 2026-10-11 21:09 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-11 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  12. 2026-10-11 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-11 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-11 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-11 15:58 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-11 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  17. 2026-10-11 13:49 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 42nd percentile
  18. 2026-10-11 13:47 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-11 11:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-10-11 11:40 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-10-11 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  22. 2026-10-11 06:52 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-10-11 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  24. 2026-10-10 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-10 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-10-10 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  2. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 42nd percentile
  3. 2026-10-10 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  4. 2026-10-10 12:21 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-10-10 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  6. 2026-10-10 08:04 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-10-10 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  8. 2026-10-10 03:47 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-10-10 03:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  10. 2026-10-09 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-09 23:30 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-10-09 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  13. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 41st percentile
  14. 2026-10-09 19:14 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-10-09 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  16. 2026-10-09 07:53 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-10-09 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  18. 2026-10-09 03:36 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-09 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  20. 2026-10-08 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-08 23:17 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-10-08 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  23. 2026-10-08 17:13 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 41st percentile
  24. 2026-10-08 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-10-08 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  26. 2026-10-08 04:18 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-10-08 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  28. 2026-10-08 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-10-08 00:00 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-10-08 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  31. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 41st percentile
  32. 2026-10-07 19:44 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-10-07 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  34. 2026-10-07 12:19 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-10-07 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  36. 2026-10-07 07:59 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-10-07 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  38. 2026-10-07 03:42 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-10-07 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  40. 2026-10-06 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-10-06 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  42. 2026-10-06 18:51 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-10-06 18:51 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-10-06 18:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  45. 2026-10-06 15:18 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 41st percentile
  46. 2026-10-06 14:35 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-10-06 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  48. 2026-10-06 10:18 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-10-06 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  50. 2026-10-06 05:19 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-10-06 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  52. 2026-10-06 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-10-06 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  54. 2026-10-05 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-10-05 20:38 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-10-05 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  57. 2026-10-05 17:44 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 41st percentile
  58. 2026-10-05 16:22 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-10-05 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  60. 2026-10-05 10:40 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-10-05 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  62. 2026-10-05 06:17 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-10-05 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  64. 2026-10-05 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-10-05 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-10-05 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  67. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 53rd percentile
  68. 2026-10-04 21:44 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-10-04 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  70. 2026-10-04 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-10-04 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  72. 2026-10-04 13:10 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-10-04 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  74. 2026-10-04 08:44 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-10-04 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-7gqj-379q-cvhq · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89551?
CVE-2026-89551 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on September 11, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: xdrbuftrim: clamp buf->len to avoid underflow xdrbuftrim() trims len bytes from the tail of an xdr_buf by walking the tail, pages, and head iovecs. Each per-section step uses min_t() so it never removes more bytes than that…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-89551 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-89551 was published on September 11, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of September 14, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-89551 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89551 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (42nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-89551?
CVE-2026-89551 has a CVSS base score of 9.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-89551?
A fix for CVE-2026-89551 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-89551 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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