CVE-2026-80959

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm-pcache: bound the persisted tail-position offset

cache_pos_decode() takes the persisted key_tail and dirty_tail seg_off from the cache device and addresses within the segment with it. A seg_off at or past the segment data_size, controllable by whoever supplies the device (CAP_SYS_ADMIN), reads past the segment data.

Reject a decoded seg_off that is not below the segment data_size.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 < ffd9a214a94f9928e54856f42b1cc3e33fb10e36affected
LinuxLinux1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 < 8bf7a06ca3c1611809725f58cfd573f2ffbda75faffected
LinuxLinux1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 < d1898576090a10d2ac2715218a652e78fb65a6b0affected
LinuxLinux6.18affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.18unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18.50 <= 6.18.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.2.4 <= 7.2.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.3-rc1 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

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