Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4 qla2xxx qla2x00_write_i2c/qla2x00_read_i2c length stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4. It has been classified as very critical. The affected element is the function qla2x00_write_i2c/qla2x00_read_i2c of the component qla2xxx. This manipulation of the argument length causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-89864. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.4 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function qla2x00_write_i2c/qla2x00_read_i2c of the component qla2xxx. The manipulation of the argument length with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Bound i2c->length in I2C bsg handlers struct qla_i2c_access carries a 16-bit length field alongside a fixed 64-byte buffer: struct qla_i2c_access { uint16_t device, offset, option, length; uint8_t buffer[0x40]; } __packed; qla2x00_write_i2c() and qla2x00_read_i2c() use the user-supplied i2c->length without any bounds check. i2c is overlaid on a 256-byte on-stack buffer and sfp is a 256-byte DMA-pool buffer, so a length up to 65535 overruns both: - write: memcpy(sfp, i2c->buffer, i2c->length) over-reads the stack and over-writes the sfp heap buffer, and qla2x00_write_sfp() then DMAs i2c->length bytes out of the 256-byte buffer. - read: qla2x00_read_sfp() DMAs i2c->length bytes into the 256-byte sfp, then memcpy(i2c->buffer, sfp, i2c->length) overflows the 64-byte buffer inside the on-stack array. A caller holding CAP_SYS_RAWIO can use this to corrupt the heap and the kernel stack. Reject requests whose length exceeds the buffer before any copy or DMA transfer in both handlers.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-89864 since 09/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8f01f886cc5e7bbc16cbf1a9928fdebbc911e973/2be39946abcde5a6416fb074ef728429e246a996/522d6dcdc645d8f97d6b4cdfd6d8eea307f3ff0e/9a756f277eb89f769dbf380f38245c270d31fdb5/32d6df14fdab71fe1ba304fd9a0db0411ea2e043/97ca58b0fb026799b99e3d552d5f69cf9a3113ad/47049fdadc0eaa115e813735b827e1379c0d2cf8/0918ee2c0eeb4d7f45b82b3dc11e65c2d9b7ad59 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.269
• 5.15.220
• 6.1.187
• 6.6.156
• 6.12.109
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
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• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.270/5.15.221/6.1.188/6.6.157/6.12.110/6.18.51/7.2.5/7.3-rc1
Patch: 8f01f886cc5e7bbc16cbf1a9928fdebbc911e973/2be39946abcde5a6416fb074ef728429e246a996/522d6dcdc645d8f97d6b4cdfd6d8eea307f3ff0e/9a756f277eb89f769dbf380f38245c270d31fdb5/32d6df14fdab71fe1ba304fd9a0db0411ea2e043/97ca58b0fb026799b99e3d552d5f69cf9a3113ad/47049fdadc0eaa115e813735b827e1379c0d2cf8/0918ee2c0eeb4d7f45b82b3dc11e65c2d9b7ad59

Timelineinfo

09/11/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-89864 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-89864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405697

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 13:56
Changes: 09/16/2026 13:56 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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