{"cve":"CVE-2026-89609","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-11T20:19:45.983","modified":"2026-10-19T09:17:57.503","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\necryptfs: hold msg ctx list lock when cleaning daemon queue\n\necryptfs_exorcise_daemon() drops queued messages from a dying daemon\nwithout holding ecryptfs_msg_ctx_lists_mux, but\necryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free() requires that lock.\n\nTake the list lock while moving the queued contexts back to the free\nlist to avoid racing with other global msg ctx list users.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9636ecba34bd553ecf19049f7705505aea62fd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c02acbe0a2692ca9991c51e62bbe6d6b59dac31","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d50b8aea11ad9594c8704a4c647e11311ab7b19","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d8998e36cfd2bb7114f3af0aa51c5a559a39b3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779972513c2fa8c7938e54976f686091dafff22f"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:53:43.293028046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-89609","score":0.00176,"percentile":0.07079,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}