Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2026· Updated Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-89765
CVE-2026-89765
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
timers/itimer: Zero-init old itimerval before copy to userspace
On native sparc64, struct __kernel_old_timeval contains a four-byte hole after tv_usec because tv_sec is 64-bit while __kernel_suseconds_t is 32-bit. put_itimerval() fills only the named fields in a stack-allocated __kernel_old_itimerval and copies the entire object to userspace, so getitimer() can expose the two padding holes.
Zero-initialize the aggregate before assigning the fields so implicit padding is deterministic before it crosses the user/kernel boundary.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
>= 2.6.12, < 5.10.270+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.12, < 5.10.270
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.7-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/00ef529a5402f41eb1d227916437e237450719f9nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/18c7d85864e554adc8fad1e8d2e9d2cb6c3911c8nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf5e8f7c9bf4ad3be343a9a6e3e50a34264d25envd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c66719dd1e4023c5e3f7d050f1bbefec3dfbeb4nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ea70146ab9376092297eb8b622ef1792797f2cfnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d4b937251386d9c6f968e7802f0cb16a8523772nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a17b345daff46fec4af9f1ecbdf350208016dd15nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdfda99c5763822a9a888e8af0ad7d9312ffcfe2nvd
News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Patched in Single-Day Disclosure EventVypr Intelligence · Sep 11, 2026