CVE-2026-80956: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-80956 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 11-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-pcache: only hand out initialized cache segments get_cache_segment() scans the segment map up to cache->n_segs, the physical device segment count, but cache_segs_init() only initializes the first cache_info->n_segs segments. A crafted image with cache_info->n_segs smaller than the device count leaves the remaining pcache_cache_segment structs zeroed (segment.data == NULL), and the allocator can hand one to cache_kset_close(), which writes through the returned segment's data pointer with no NULL check. Bound the allocator's search to cache_info->n_segs so only initialized segments are ever returned. A conforming cache sets n_segs equal to the device segment count, so this rejects nothing legitimate.
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.20% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu118 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 7.2.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, < 83e3116283ed2c6a6a1fa662862a4b4d7d2701a2 | ≥ 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, < 692037ae1a7cfacc2f0c22c6e034c1dfee0e553f | ≥ 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, < 2df0fc042e299bae3c0f60ea5cd2af9285658e9f | 6.18
3 vendors · 120 products