{"cve":"CVE-2026-89793","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-16T10:16:55.173","modified":"2026-10-19T09:18:23.030","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nublk: clear VM_MAYWRITE on read-only ublk char device mmap\n\nublk_ch_mmap() rejects mmap requests with VM_WRITE set, but never\nclears VM_MAYWRITE on the resulting read-only mapping. This allows\na userspace daemon to mmap the per-queue command buffer PROT_READ,\nthen upgrade it to PROT_WRITE via mprotect(), since VM_MAYWRITE was\nnever cleared.\n\nThe command buffer holds struct ublksrv_io_desc entries that are\nkernel-written ABI; a writable mapping lets an unprivileged daemon\nprocess corrupt fields such as addr, op_flags, nr_sectors, and\nstart_sector.\n\nSame bug class as the drm/panthor and drm/vc4 VM_MAYWRITE fixes, and\nthe 2026-08-13 ptp/vmclock fix (a5edadbae57e).\n\nVerified via mprotect() PoC: before the fix, a PROT_READ mapping can\nbe upgraded to PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE and a write into the command\nbuffer corrupts io_desc fields (confirmed under KASAN). After the\nfix, mprotect() returns -EACCES.","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/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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:54:41.405518556+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-89793","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.06062,"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."]}