CVE catalog

CVE-2026-89169

live-boot ff8867c allows attackers to bypass the dm-verity-enforce-roothash-signature protection mechanism when the .verity file is missing.

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.1CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published: Sep 11, 2026, 5:16:38 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 11, 2026, 5:16:38 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.15% · Oct 25, 2026

live-boot ff8867c allows attackers to bypass the dm-verity-enforce-roothash-signature protection mechanism when the .verity file is missing.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	live-boot	sid	`1:20250815`	vulnerable
Debian	live-boot	forky	`1:20250815`	vulnerable
Debian	live-boot	trixie	`1:20250815~deb13u1`	vulnerable
Debian	live-boot	bookworm	`1:20230131+deb12u1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	live-boot	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[1146422]
Debian	live-boot	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[1146422]
Debian	live-boot	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[1146422]
Debian	live-boot	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[1146422]

[Debian bug #1146422]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[live-boot]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12
[live-boot-doc]Affected
Source package: [live-boot]
Details (2)
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12
[live-boot-initramfs-tools]Affected
Source package: [live-boot]
Details (2)
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12
- 1:20230131+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · bookworm; nvd · live-boot · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[live-boot]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13
[live-boot-doc]Affected
Source package: [live-boot]
Details (2)
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13
[live-boot-initramfs-tools]Affected
Source package: [live-boot]
Details (2)
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13
- 1:20250815~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · live-boot · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 9:28:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]