CVE-2026-89456
HIGHCVE-2026-89456 is a high-severity (CVSS 7) vulnerability in Kernel. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2026-89456 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
s390/dasd: Propagate partial completion length across ERP recovery
Real-World Exposure
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/dasd: Propagate partial completion length across ERP recovery
dasd_default_erp_postaction() copies the timing and device state from the finished ERP request back to the original request but drops proc_bytes. A request that was partially completed, an ESE read of a not-yet-allocated track returns fewer bytes than requested, and then recovered through the ERP chain loses its partial-completion length. __dasd_cleanup_cqr() then sees proc_bytes == 0 and completes the whole request instead of requeueing the remainder, silently returning zeroed data for the part that was never read.
Carry proc_bytes over to the original request like the other per-request state.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐧Linux | Kernel | ≥ 5.6.0&&< 6.12.109 | 6.12.109 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Kernel. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update Kernel to 6.12.109 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-89456 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2026-89456 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2026-89456. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-89456 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2026-89456 across Linux dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.