CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89605

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, ecryptfs_send_message_locked() moved a message context from the free list to the allocated list before sending the request to the userspace daemon. If ecryptfs_send_miscdev() failed, the context was left on the allocated list and could not be reused.

Risk Assessment

Leaking message contexts may lead to resource exhaustion and system failure. The risk affects systems using ecryptfs.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that moves the context back to the free list on failure and clears the caller's pointer. Avoid using ecryptfs until the fix is applied, if possible.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ecryptfs: release message context on send failure ecryptfs_send_message_locked() moves a message context from the free list to the allocated list before sending the request to the userspace daemon. If ecryptfs_send_miscdev() fails, the context is left on the allocated list and cannot be reused. Move it back to the free list on failure and clear the caller's pointer.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS