Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80803

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80803

Published: September 5, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU147114
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80803
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt stack memory.

The vulnerability exists due to improper length validation in the digital_in_recv_sensf_res() function when processing an NFC-F device response. A remote attacker can send an oversized SENSF_RES response to corrupt stack memory.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-80803

Install security update from vendor's repository.


External References

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