CVE-2026-89085

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Description

A flaw was found in parted. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted FAT32 filesystem due to an integer calculation error during buffer allocation. A local attacker could exploit this by enticing a user or automated service to open a malicious filesystem image, resulting in an application crash leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential memory corruption.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.6 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-16 23:17:02.553000

Last modified

2026-10-19 21:03:27.760000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-89085",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:17:02.553",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:03:27.760",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
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            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
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          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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