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CVE-2026-89459

HIGH 7

Published 2026-09-11 · Last modified 2026-10-19

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/percpu: Fix MVIY_PERCPU() with older binutils Commit a737737cdb9c ("s390/percpu: Infrastructure for more efficient this_cpu operations") introduced MVIY_PERCPU(), which stringifies arguments that are already C string literals. This generates an assembler macro invocation with whitespace-separated quoted arguments: GEN_MVIY "459712" "%r3" GNU as versions prior to binutils 2.39 drop the separating whitespace between quoted macro arguments during input scrubbing. They consequently parse the invocation as a single argument and emit repeated warnings: Warning: missing closing `"' The .ifc in GEN_MVIY never matches and GNU as exits successfully without emitting the mviy instruction. As a result, the interrupted per-CPU sequence is not marked in lowcore and the exception return path cannot repair the per-CPU address register after migration. All MVIY_PERCPU() callers pass C string literals. Use them directly and separate the assembler macro arguments with an explicit comma. The resulting invocation is: GEN_MVIY 459712, %r3 This form is unambiguous for GNU as and LLVM's integrated assembler. This behavior was fixed in GNU as from binutils 2.39, but Linux supports binutils 2.30.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 3rd percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Catalogued PoC

Impact if exploited

7CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

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Affected

Vendors Linux

Products Linux

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Vendor product assessments

Showing 32 of 276 vendor product statements; 244 omitted. Read the full vendor advisory.

  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-debug-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-uki-virt-addons as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-uki-virt-addons

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • libperf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/libperf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/python-perf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-ipaclones-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-ipaclones-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-selftests-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-selftests-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-modules

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-debug-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-abi-stablelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-abi-stablelists

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-debug-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-ipaclones-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-ipaclones-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-partner

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-core

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-rt-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-uki-virt-addons as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-uki-virt-addons

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-modules-partner

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00
  • openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:oci/[email protected]?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-89459 · Updated 2026-09-29T14:09:34+00:00

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • HIGH 7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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