High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89559
libnvdimm/labels: Prevent integer overflow in __nd_label_validate()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
libnvdimm/labels: Prevent integer overflow in __nd_label_validate()
The on-media namespace index field nslot is a u32 read from the DIMM
label storage area. __nd_label_validate() bounds it against the config
area size, but sizeof_namespace_label() returns unsigned, so the product
nslot * label_size is evaluated in 32-bit and wraps modulo 2^32 before
the comparison. A crafted nslot passes the bound and is then used as the
loop trip count in nd_label_data_init(), whose memset() walks off the end
of the config_size buffer: an out-of-bounds write.
The field is not trusted -- it comes from the medium, or from userspace
via ND_CMD_SET_CONFIG_DATA. Evaluate the product in 64-bit so the bound
check is exact; conforming labels are unaffected.
The check was safe when introduced by commit 4a826c83db4e ("libnvdimm:
namespace indices: read and validate"): it multiplied by sizeof(struct
nd_namespace_label), a size_t, so on a 64-bit build the product did not
wrap. Commit 564e871aa66f ("libnvdimm, label: add v1.2 nvdimm label
definitions") narrowed it to 32 bits when the label size became a runtime
value read via sizeof_namespace_label().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before b4975f2ff6c82adc24ae547f029f82530ba43cfe; 564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before 6030597ec683d1e5b46445f888bb5c7776b5a0c4; 564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before 1c391696d2791f82ae462e11da9a0d96f90b240c; 564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before 93967bfb17dab66642c57e609c99e1a91fe11278; 564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before e057efcc9c71d90099d9ee00bed0748d0e9fd586; 564e871aa66f548a947b23808d3140f326381f0c before 09e649117c54b7e1c004f22eaa19efbadd9ac856; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89559
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89559
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/037770686126155eafc44501312989e2837b9659
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09e649117c54b7e1c004f22eaa19efbadd9ac856
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c391696d2791f82ae462e11da9a0d96f90b240c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6030597ec683d1e5b46445f888bb5c7776b5a0c4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69a734359639fca16a0dd73ab17a34943e76c68b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93967bfb17dab66642c57e609c99e1a91fe11278
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