Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80937
Published: September 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149463
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80937
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in mt7915_mcu_get_eeprom() when processing a device-controlled MCU EEPROM response. An attacker with physical access can provide a response containing an arbitrary address to cause memory corruption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80937
Install security update from vendor's repository.