CVE-2026-89088
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Parted: parted: denial of service via heap buffer overflow during fat16 resize
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Operating systems
CVSS
5.5MediumExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 19 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.12%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
A flaw was found in parted. A heap-based buffer overflow exists in libparted's file system resizing logic when handling FAT16 volumes. By convincing a user or administrator to resize a specially crafted FAT16 file system image with malformed directory metadata, an attacker can trigger an oversized read into a fixed-size memory buffer. This issue causes memory corruption, resulting in an application crash and a denial of service (DoS).
Text from CVE List