CVE-2026-89793

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: clear VM_MAYWRITE on read-only ublk char device mmap ublk_ch_mmap() rejects mmap requests with VM_WRITE set, but never clears VM_MAYWRITE on the resulting read-only mapping. This allows a userspace daemon to mmap the per-queue command buffer PROT_READ, then upgrade it to PROT_WRITE via mprotect(), since VM_MAYWRITE was never cleared. The command buffer holds struct ublksrv_io_desc entries that are kernel-written ABI; a writable mapping lets an unprivileged daemon process corrupt fields such as addr, op_flags, nr_sectors, and start_sector. Same bug class as the drm/panthor and drm/vc4 VM_MAYWRITE fixes, and the 2026-08-13 ptp/vmclock fix (a5edadbae57e). Verified via mprotect() PoC: before the fix, a PROT_READ mapping can be upgraded to PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE and a write into the command buffer corrupts io_desc fields (confirmed under KASAN). After the fix, mprotect() returns -EACCES.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5befd06a72216869b607cf7724a4f16c6a2d3999
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2b571b0a54755b06e092501913e1dfefe75d6c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be41733c24be58e2a1ef718c80fafdfb98a40d5e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e373c1acdbcf88cec533ece9f589020adaed0a78
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5e1bc673ca59722608af67b27e65dba0c97926

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Sep 2026, 15:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

Information

Published : 2026-09-16 10:16

Updated : 2026-09-16 15:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-89793

Mitre link : CVE-2026-89793

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-89793

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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