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CVE-2026-89596

kernel: forcedeth: fix off-by-one when saving/restoring non-PCI config space

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 11, 2026

Updated · October 16, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's forcedeth driver. An off-by-one error in the nv_suspend() and nv_resume() functions, which handle saving and restoring non-PCI configuration space, can lead to an out-of-bounds memory access. This occurs during system suspend and resume operations. If specific kernel debugging options are enabled, this vulnerability could cause the kernel to crash, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read