Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80709
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146073
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-2026-80709
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read in the EP11 CPRB handling in zcrypt_api.c when processing an administrative CPRB on custom device nodes. A local user can send a crafted administrative CPRB with an invalid domain value to disclose sensitive information.
The issue is only active on custom device nodes.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80709
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1223477ca88e2396eca440919d0ca8754df79bd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e53d6ae1c3b2ff1be75b9ef09be26f4ec3ce15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4589f742718d0256ea6dd1f5a78be6e689bdb8aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/672b12940e3f1336dfed5287412a71500adf2a76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/983279d7f86ade73db86f886e09172dd567031b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b505dcc8307d64468b463dfad45a03bf865c637e