Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-80960)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-80960). 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:
dm-pcache: validate on-media seg_num against the cache device size
seg_num is read from the crc32c-only superblock, so whoever supplies the
cache device on a table load (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) controls it. It sizes
cache->segments[] and is the value every later on-media segment id is
bounded against, yet it is never checked against the device. Because
cache_dev->mapping is the direct map of the pmem, CACHE_DEV_SEGMENT() for
a segment id past the device resolves to ordinary kernel memory beyond
the mapping; a new-cache init reaching such an id has cache_seg_init() ->
cache_dev_zero_range() memset() 12 KiB over that memory -- an
out-of-bounds write into the kernel heap at table load. A zero seg_num
makes the segment allocations ZERO_SIZE_PTR.
Reject a seg_num that is zero, larger than the device can hold, or larger
than PCACHE_CACHE_SEGS_MAX before it is used.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-80960 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-2026-80960" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-80960 (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-2026-80960 linux Fixed in: 7.2.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80960 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com