CVE-2026-89486

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89486
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89486.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-89486
Downstream
Published
2026-09-11T19:43:40Z
Modified
2026-09-13T03:47:18Z
Summary
ipmi: Fix use-after-free of cmd_rcvr in _ipmi_destroy_user()
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmi: Fix use-after-free of cmd_rcvr in _ipmi_destroy_user()

Commit 9e91f8a6c868 ("ipmi:msghandler: Remove srcu for the ipmi_interfaces list") dropped the synchronize_rcu() between unlinking the command receivers from intf->cmd_rcvrs and freeing them, updating only the comment that explains why the barrier is needed.

The cmd_rcvrs list is still traversed under plain RCU: find_cmd_rcvr() walks it inside rcu_read_lock(), and handle_ipmb_get_msg_cmd() borrows rcvr->user from that lookup within the same read-side section. Without the grace period, _ipmi_destroy_user() can kfree() a cmd_rcvr while a reader still holds a pointer to it, causing a use-after-free.

The rework only made srcu unnecessary for the interfaces list; the cmd_rcvrs list still relies on plain RCU. Restore the synchronize_rcu() before freeing the receivers.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89486.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
9e91f8a6c8688e27f4ccce7db457da87d6458836
Fixed
3088e41292fecf132f85f79af5ee4d620b9ff1b4
Fixed
5dc0b2a9af95a97861c1bffaf1687a3173e395c5
Fixed
05ec76cfbce653e07cec19b9b8b20e33449d5d87

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89486.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.16.0
Fixed
6.18.50
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.4

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-89486.json"