CVE-2026-89717

Published: September 11th, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: set default primary compressor in zram_destroy_comps() Patch series "zram: fix zram issues reported by sashiko". Sashiko drove by and reported [1] a couple of zram issues: a possible BUG_ON() in zlib code due to missing winbits range validation and one possible NULL-ptr dereference in zcomp. Both are low risk yet still worth fixing. This patch (of 2): zram_destroy_comps() resets all compressors and leaves them set to NULL, including the primary one, which is invalid device state, as now comp_algorithm_show()->strcmp() can be called on a NULL compressor. Set default primary compressor in zram_destroy_comps().
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Status

DocFilters Release Package State Justification Comment
daily zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
26.3 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
26.2 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
26.1 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
25.4 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
25.3 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
25.2 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
25.1 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
24.4 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
24.4.0 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
24.3 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
24.2 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
24.1 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
23.3 zlib (1.3) Needs Triage
23.2 zlib (1.2.12) Needs Triage
23.1 zlib (1.2.12) Needs Triage
22.4 zlib (1.2.12) Needs Triage
22.3 zlib (1.2.12) Needs Triage
22.2 zlib (1.2.12) Needs Triage
22.1 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
21.11 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
21.8 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
21.5.0 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
21.2.0 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.19.3667 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.18.3599 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.16.3445 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.15.3368 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.14.3263 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.13.3179 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.12.3054 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.11.3040 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.11.2990 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.10.2934 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.9.2878 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage
11.4.8.2822 zlib (1.2.11) Needs Triage

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