CVE-2026-89985

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 — 3 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:

memcg: keep folio's objcg same as its node

memcg_reparent_objcgs() has an inherent assumption that a folio's objcg is the objcg of the folio's node. Folio migration across nodes breaks that assumption: the new folio simply inherits the old folio's objcg while living on a different node.

Once the assumption is broken, the reparenting of the folio's objcg and the reparenting of the folio's LRU list are no longer atomic. memcg_reparent_objcgs() handles one node per iteration and drops all the locks in between, so the objcg gets reparented in the iteration for the objcg's node while the LRU list gets spliced in the iteration for the folio's node. Any LRU operation on that folio in between resolves its lruvec through the objcg, and thus takes the lru_lock of the wrong memcg, not the lru_lock of the list the folio is actually on.

Fix this by selecting the objcg by folio_nid() at charge time, and by re-deriving it for the destination node in mem_cgroup_migrate() and mem_cgroup_replace_folio().

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
5th
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 (2)

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

memcg: keep folio's objcg same as its node - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4ade7dbd76d4ec8697840e4ebb15ed77c5ec26
generic

memcg: keep folio's objcg same as its node - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6165478eaa3094eaee1d5e33b12520064faf043d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89985(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (178 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 / 76× 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 09:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-04 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-03 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-03 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-03 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-02 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-02 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-02 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-10-01 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-01 02:26 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-10-01 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-30 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-30 00:54 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-30 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-29 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-28 23:07 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-28 23:07 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 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-27 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-27 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-27 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-26 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-26 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-26 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-26 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-25 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-25 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-24 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-24 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-24 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-24 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-23 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-23 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-23 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-22 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-22 00:35 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-22 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-21 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-20 23:03 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-20 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-20 10:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-19 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-19 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-19 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-18 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-18 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-18 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-18 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-17 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-17 04:08 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-17 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-16 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-16 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-16 14:47 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  47. 2026-09-16 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-16 14:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  49. 2026-09-16 11:21 UTCNVD update
  50. 2026-09-16 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-16 10:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89985?
CVE-2026-89985 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg: keep folio's objcg same as its node memcgreparentobjcgs() has an inherent assumption that a folio's objcg is the objcg of the folio's node. Folio migration across nodes breaks that assumption: the new folio simply inherits…
When was CVE-2026-89985 disclosed?
CVE-2026-89985 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-2026-89985 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89985 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-89985?
CVE-2026-89985 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-2026-89985?
No fix for CVE-2026-89985 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-2026-89985 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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