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CVE-2026-89791: Linux 6.18
CVE-2026-89791. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00149 (percentile 0.03726), scored 17-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
Linux · 59741451b49ce9964a9758c19d6f7df2a1255c75 to before 929cb3b9dc818dd9fa89d510d4ff2b255e42badd, 59741451b49ce9964a9758c19d6f7df2a1255c75 to before 0c739f54f1c77f3a4643160cd2e031b6c2f2aab6, 59741451b49ce9964a9758c19d6f7df2a1255c75 to before 58a8108bc73de0740d5b88150465d6690ea5f85f
Linux
Linux · 6.18
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: kernel/events/core.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
The source reports that an attacker could gain higher privileges under the conditions described by the source. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.
- CCR priority
- 31.2 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.00149 · percentile 0.03726 · 2026-10-17
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-19 10:33:46.008150+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-89791.html