CVE-2026-89957

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:

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed

The vfio_ap_mdev_hot_unplug_cfg() function uses the return value of bitmap_andnot() to determine whether the guest APCB needs to be updated. However, bitmap_andnot() returns false when the resulting destination bitmap is empty. This means that if the only adapter, domain or control domain assigned to an mdev is removed from the host's AP configuration, the bit is correctly cleared from the shadow APCB, but bitmap_andnot() returns false because the result is an empty bitmap. Consequently, do_hotplug remains 0 and vfio_ap_mdev_update_guest_apcb() is never called, leaving the KVM guest with stale hardware access to the unplugged AP devices.

Fix this by replacing the bitmap_andnot() return value check with bitmap_intersects() to determine whether the shadow APCB actually overlaps with the removal mask. If there is an intersection, call bitmap_andnot() solely for its side effect of clearing the bits, then unconditionally set do_hotplug to trigger the guest APCB update.

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 (6)

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

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917f509bfb88048094dbb85c4e9dbc4d6fe4a886
generic

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b35dd88c108b2d2ceaaa396aba1cb4049d5831
generic

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45753c32d452d10d8efaeb52587e9e6e8126e33
generic

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/753aa3bb1273bc0d36adb013d5915cc8ff6b72a9
generic

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9b049bbdc40165d7f3e20b818eec95e5694d96
generic

s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58e824de8577fe411f6199d659731a0f86a7275

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89957(1)

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 25× in last 7d / 75× 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 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-03 21:56 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-03 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-03 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-02 18:51 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-02 18:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-02 05:42 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-02 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-10-01 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-10-01 03:13 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-01 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-30 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-30 00:54 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-30 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-29 07:33 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-29 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-28 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-28 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-28 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-27 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-27 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-27 02:32 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-27 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-26 13:22 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-26 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-26 00:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-25 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-24 21:35 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-24 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-24 08:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-23 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-23 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-23 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-22 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-22 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-22 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-22 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-21 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-21 01:23 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-21 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-09-20 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-19 22:58 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-19 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-19 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-18 20:39 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-18 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-18 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-18 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-17 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-17 04:33 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-17 04:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-16 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-16 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-16 14:47 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  46. 2026-09-16 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-16 14:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  48. 2026-09-16 11:21 UTCNVD update
  49. 2026-09-16 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-16 10:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89957?
CVE-2026-89957 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed The vfioapmdevhotunplug_cfg() function uses the return value of bitmap_andnot() to determine whether the guest APCB needs to be updated. However,…
When was CVE-2026-89957 disclosed?
CVE-2026-89957 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-2026-89957 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89957 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-2026-89957?
CVE-2026-89957 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-2026-89957?
No fix for CVE-2026-89957 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-2026-89957 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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