CVE-2026-89894

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-16. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

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

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy

vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap() and vidioc_s_std() change the device-wide dev->width / dev->norm but only refuse the change when the *video* queue (dev->vidq) is busy. The VBI queue (dev->vbiq) shares that same geometry: cx231xx_init_vbi_isoc() latches dma_q->lines_per_field from dev->norm, the VBI videobuf2 plane is sized from dev->width / dev->norm in vbi_queue_setup() and vbi_buf_prepare(), and cx231xx_do_vbi_copy() then recomputes the destination offset from the *live* dev->width and the latched lines_per_field on every URB completion:

offset = lines_completed * (dev->width << 1) + ...; if (dma_q->current_field == 2) offset += dev->width * 2 * dma_q->lines_per_field; memcpy(plane + offset, p_buffer, lencopy);

Because the VBI node shares video_ioctl_ops with the video node, an application can size a small VBI plane (REQBUFS/QBUF with a small width, or with the NTSC standard), then enlarge dev->width (or switch dev->norm to PAL) through the video node while the VBI stream is running -- the change is allowed because only dev->vidq is checked -- and let the device deliver a field-2 VBI payload. cx231xx_do_vbi_copy() now computes the offset with the larger geometry and memcpy()s past the end of the smaller plane that was already allocated, a heap out-of-bounds write whose offset is attacker-chosen and whose contents come from the device. The per-field guard in cx231xx_copy_vbi_line() does not help: it bounds the copy against the latched lines_per_field, not the plane's real capacity, and vb2 does not re-run buf_prepare() for an already prepared buffer.

Refuse the format/standard change when the VBI queue is busy as well, so the geometry cannot change underneath an allocated VBI buffer.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
6th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 16, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa3314506deb9703bcf0e889db08959440228fbf
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636c72c7f522d984fa498fc0631f33a2d0be3fd
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd3d7fba358ff9486f3f51b2a9038348c0970a
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90d50648af36a1fbf5dbc99238de6fd0e58a13e0
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7087bef6510c7df5df0b19192633b8ecc0f33a6f
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/627a121c15fe05a541f44d86016294b80bada75d
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54ac6df8b8d97eddc3ae97fd2045bdedc8541b6d
generic

media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1079db8d1807e259a1d2679ed314949797aad9

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89894(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
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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
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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 43× in last 7d / 120× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. 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. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-10-05 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 02:38 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-05 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-10-04 15:34 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-10-04 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-04 04:30 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-10-04 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-03 17:27 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-03 17:27 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-03 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-10-03 06:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-10-02 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-02 19:19 UTCVendor advisory
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  20. 2026-10-01 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-10-01 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-10-01 10:08 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-10-01 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-30 23:04 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-30 23:04 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-30 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-30 11:59 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-30 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-30 00:55 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-09-30 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-29 13:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-09-29 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
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  13. 2026-09-29 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-09-28 15:42 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-28 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-09-28 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-09-27 17:34 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-27 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-27 06:31 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-27 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-26 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-26 19:23 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-26 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-26 08:19 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-26 08:19 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-26 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-25 21:11 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-25 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-25 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-24 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-24 23:01 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-24 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-24 11:31 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-24 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-24 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-24 00:27 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-09-24 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-09-23 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-23 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-23 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-23 02:20 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-23 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-09-22 15:16 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-22 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-22 04:12 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-22 04:12 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-22 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-09-21 17:08 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-21 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-21 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-21 06:05 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-21 06:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  70. 2026-09-19 20:50 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-19 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-19 09:46 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-19 09:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-18 22:42 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-18 22:42 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89894?
CVE-2026-89894 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx231xx: reject geometry changes while the VBI queue is busy vidiocsfmtvidcap() and vidiocsstd() change the device-wide dev->width / dev->norm but only refuse the change when the video queue (dev->vidq) is busy. The VBI…
When was CVE-2026-89894 disclosed?
CVE-2026-89894 was first published on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-89894 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89894 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (6th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-89894?
CVE-2026-89894 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-89894?
No fix for CVE-2026-89894 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-89894 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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