media: s2255: check firmware size before reading trailing marker
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: s2255: check firmware size before reading trailing marker s2255_probe() reads a 4-byte marker and version from the last 8 bytes of the firmware blob (fw->data[fw_size - 8] and [fw_size - 4]). If the firmware file is shorter than 8 bytes, fw_size - 8 underflows and the access reads out of bounds. Validate the firmware size before indexing.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00216 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 +5Red Hat: 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.28 and later | 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.28 and later Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89878
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8258-qf7j-hr2g
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-01 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-01 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6a5b0b0a84c2de0e152f2841e57bc226db924f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eca0f85eeb0789be40e637bcf9a21c4265b6c6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffc27411ea60b8a09f1fea3d664b65210fdeb454
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5626785b0e4665326e4d96736c106161da09b2f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e03f1209c1c8a45a7bc559f4ecd79d9b33f706d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/342632a4d8ba3fafc1556deee0b7a48dd7860336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d221859ba45d7228d0138c9a3e55bd3bb31e14e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330f2936ab768c7215322a476f033143e8891d28
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89878 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89878 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8258-qf7j-hr2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89878 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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