CVE-2026-89908

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-16. A secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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:

LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY

kvm_arch_prepare_memory_region() computes new->arch.flags, i.e. whether a memslot is KVM_MEM_HUGEPAGE_CAPABLE or KVM_MEM_HUGEPAGE_INCAPABLE, only for KVM_MR_CREATE and KVM_MR_MOVE, and returns early for every other change. But the generic code allocates a zeroed memslot for every change and never copies old->arch, so after a KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY update, e.g. toggling KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES for live migration, the active memslot has arch.flags == 0.

With both flags clear, fault_supports_huge_mapping() falls through to the alignment check on the HVA range alone, which no longer verifies that the GPA and HVA have the same offset within a PMD. A memslot that was marked KVM_MEM_HUGEPAGE_INCAPABLE because of a GPA/HVA offset mismatch can then be mapped with PMD entries on read faults, and since kvm_map_page() aligns the gfn and the pfn independently, the guest ends up accessing the wrong host pages, exactly the "d -> f, e -> g" case described in the comment above the check.

Carry the arch flags over from the old memslot for KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY, as the GPA, HVA and size are guaranteed to be unchanged for that case.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
44
EG Risk 44/100CISA 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
Severity88% × 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 (4)

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

LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27a9bfee3bbcb3cabb77797354f07e0e44e49831
generic

LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7a6849b4395f45a602db91b0fb2fb2e9ed4bba
generic

LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4dbc341b1581dc512b85d98b768373b0398366
generic

LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6df65b53846cd7a9a1c81c6ddb42fdc08603e8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89908(1)

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

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
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
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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 27× in last 7d / 79× 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.

  1. 2026-10-05 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-04 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-03 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-03 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-03 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-02 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-02 03:12 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-02 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-10-01 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-01 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-30 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-30 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-30 03:10 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-30 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-29 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-29 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-29 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-28 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-28 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-27 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-27 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-27 03:12 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-27 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-26 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-26 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-26 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-25 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-25 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-24 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-24 03:13 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-24 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-23 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-23 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-23 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-22 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-22 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-22 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-21 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-21 03:17 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-21 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-20 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-20 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-20 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-19 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-19 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-19 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-18 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-18 03:18 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-18 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-17 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-17 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-17 03:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-16 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-16 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-16 14:48 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  50. 2026-09-16 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-16 14:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  52. 2026-09-16 11:21 UTCNVD update
  53. 2026-09-16 10:39 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-16 10:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89908?
CVE-2026-89908 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Preserve memslot arch flags on KVMMRFLAGS_ONLY kvmarchpreparememoryregion() computes new->arch.flags, i.e. whether a memslot is KVMMEMHUGEPAGECAPABLE or KVMMEMHUGEPAGEINCAPABLE, only for KVMMRCREATE and KVMMRMOVE,…
When was CVE-2026-89908 disclosed?
CVE-2026-89908 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-2026-89908 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89908 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-2026-89908?
CVE-2026-89908 has a CVSS base score of 8.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-89908?
No fix for CVE-2026-89908 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-2026-89908 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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