Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80707

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Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80707

Published: August 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU146071
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80707
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in j1939_session_fresh_new() in the can j1939 transport component when allocating a receive buffer. A local user can trigger allocation of a buffer containing residual data to disclose sensitive information.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2026-80707

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-198.208, 7.0.0-42.42
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1109.114
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1118.128, 7.0.0-1016.18
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.124, 7.0.0-1016.17
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1123.132
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1114.120, 7.0.0-1015.16
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-195.205
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1113.119
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1117.124~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-195.205~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-198.208~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-198.208+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1123.132~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.115~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.118
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1059.59
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1100.108
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.72, 6.8.0-1038.42
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.125
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1122.131~20.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.113
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.115, 7.0.0-1017.17
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.118~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1114.120~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.128~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1070.72~20.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1080.84
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1109.111
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1118.128+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1117.124+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1123.132+fips1
linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1017.17
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
perf - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-334.0.0.235
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1

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