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

s390/dasd: Guard sysfs discipline callbacks against unallocated private data

Several sysfs show/store handlers call a discipline callback that
dereferences device->private, either directly or through the
DASD_DEFINE_ATTR() macro. During dasd_generic_set_online() the discipline
is assigned before check_device() allocates device->private, so an
unprivileged read of one of these world-readable attributes in that window
dereferences a NULL pointer and panics.

Guard the dereference inside each callback that actually touches
device->private.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/dasd: Guard sysfs discipline callbacks against unallocated private data Several sysfs show/store handlers call a discipline callback that dereferences device->private, either directly or through the DASD_DEFINE_ATTR() macro. During dasd_generic_set_online() the discipline is assigned before check_device() allocates device->private, so an unprivileged read of one of these world-readable attributes in that window dereferences a NULL pointer and panics. Guard the dereference inside each callback that actually touches device->private.
Title s390/dasd: Guard sysfs discipline callbacks against unallocated private data
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:43:20.701Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.707Z

Link: CVE-2026-89457

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:26.527

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:26.527

Link: CVE-2026-89457

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:43:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-89457 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T19:00:08Z

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