In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
zram: validate deflate params
We must validate user-supplied deflate winbits before we pass it to
zlib_deflate_workspacesize(), which triggers BUG_ON() if winbits value is
outside of valid ranges.
CVE-2026-89716
NONE
EPSS 0.21%
Updated Sep 11, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923578d0f0d0703c3db61ab35dc37075ae53b0bd
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e23fac4ab2a5728386477b98a402a1042b21bffb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7607ac4717ff521c9c1e9d8271c26293345513
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-89716
Published Date
Sep 11, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.21%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
9.8th percentile (higher than 9.8% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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