Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-80917)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-80917). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI: host-generic: Fix NULL pointer dereference on 32-bit CAM systems
On 32-bit systems the config space is too large to ioremap in one go, so
pci_ecam_create() maps each bus segment separately and relies on the
->add_bus callback (pci_ecam_add_bus) to populate the per-bus mapping in
cfg->winp[]. pci_ecam_map_bus() then uses that mapping as the base for
every config access.
The generic ECAM ops (pci_generic_ecam_ops) already provide the ->add_bus
and ->remove_bus callbacks, but the CAM (legacy) ops in pci-host-generic.c
do not. As a result, on a 32-bit host using "pci-host-cam-generic" the
per-bus mapping is never set up and the first config read dereferences a
NULL base, crashing during bus enumeration:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000800
Oops [#1]
CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper Not tainted 6.9.7+ #43
Hardware name: Digilent Nexys-Video-A7 RV32 (DT)
epc : pci_generic_config_read+0x40/0xb0
ra : pci_generic_config_read+0x2c/0xb0
[] pci_generic_config_read+0x40/0xb0
[] pci_bus_read_config_dword+0x50/0xb0
[] pci_bus_generic_read_dev_vendor_id+0x3c/0x1ec
[] pci_scan_single_device+0xa4/0x11c
[] pci_scan_slot+0x9c/0x23c
[] pci_scan_child_bus_extend+0x58/0x2f4
[] pci_scan_root_bus_bridge+0x64/0xe8
[] pci_host_probe+0x20/0xc8
[] pci_host_common_probe+0x144/0x1e4
Fix this by giving the CAM ops the same ->add_bus/->remove_bus callbacks.
Since pci_ecam_add_bus()…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-80917 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-80917" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-80917 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80917 linux Fixed in: 6.1.187-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80917 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
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- web git.kernel.org
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- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com