CVE-2026-89838
HIGH
Published Sep 16, 2026
Modified Sep 21, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: limit recovery filename logging to stored length F2FS stores recovery filenames as a length plus a fixed-size i_name buffer. The buffer is not NUL-terminated, but recover_inode() and recover_dentry() print it with %s. For a 255-byte filename, recovery logging can read past i_name into the following raw inode fields. Print the name with a precision bounded by i_namelen and F2FS_NAME_LEN.
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CVSS v3.1 Score
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — Exploit Prediction
0.0017
Probability of exploitation
0.05%
Percentile rank
EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-89838? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: limit recovery filename logging to stored length
F2FS stores recovery filenames as a length plus a fixed-size i_name
buffer. The buffer is not NUL-terminated, but recover_inode() and
recover_dentry() print it with %s.
For a 255-byte filename, recovery logging can read past i_name into the
following raw inode fields.
Print the name with a precision bounded by i_namelen and F2FS_NAME_LEN. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2026-89838? +
CVE-2026-89838 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0017, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-89838? +
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