CVE-2026-89803 (GCVE-0-2026-89803)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 10:30 – Updated: 2026-10-30 12:33| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < ee1cfb1acdff3fe3b47de7c536e5c77443c8e74f
(git)
Affected: ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < 5db663fbff7b88aeeeecaf5220e177e524165101 (git) Affected: ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < f5a79a9ebfbafb87ca7a896e8d6b5f33a98d097e (git) Affected: ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < f3830fdd6930e233d727f29eee1617f7e6a0e9e5 (git) Affected: ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < 1fef7553dc628295c1208a4f2ac2094c62886e5d (git) Affected: ea13e5abf807ea912ce84eef6a1946b9a38c6508 , < 511585987d27d8cb668acebd399fc4deda23404c (git) |
guessed | |
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
5.6
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.6 (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.191 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.160 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.110 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.51 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2.5 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.3 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix) |
guessed |
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