Answer in brief
CVE-2026-80961 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in dm-pcache: validate kset key_num and intra-segment bounds. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 <d8caf96040a06096276ab72f5e1e8547c014c564 || >=1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 <5ac38f4b4862fad6e7270fde5c3356a822ce74ca || >=1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 <f11deb032fd84081e7831cffcba895d893054a22 | d8caf96040a06096276ab72f5e1e8547c014c564, 5ac38f4b4862fad6e7270fde5c3356a822ce74ca, f11deb032fd84081e7831cffcba895d893054a22 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-pcache: validate kset key_num and intra-segment bounds Two more fields decoded from the cache device go unbounded. The kset key_num drives cache_kset_crc() and the replay loop in cache_replay(), the writeback worker and the GC worker, but only the magic and a fixed-seed CRC are checked first, so a non-last kset whose key_num exceeds the PCACHE_KSET_KEYS_MAX buffer reads past its end before the CRC compare. A key's intra-segment offset and length in cache_key_decode() are taken verbatim, so a key running past its segment is replayed into the cache tree and the data CRC check and every later read hit then copy adjacent persistent memory into the caller's bio -- an out-of-bounds read that leaks to user space. Both fields are controlled by whoever supplies the cache device (CAP_SYS_ADMIN); the CRC seed is public. Add kset_onmedia_valid() to bound key_num before any kset read, and reject a key whose offset plus length, computed in 64 bits, exceeds the segment data_size. Valid metadata is unaffected.
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