CVE-2026-80958
kernel: dm-pcache: clamp the tail kset read to the segment data region
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2026
Updated · September 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the dm-pcache component of the Linux kernel. The tail-kset read operations, used by cache_replay(), the writeback worker, and the garbage collection (GC) worker, incorrectly calculate the length of the data region. This error causes the system to read beyond the intended segment data into an adjacent control area, which could lead to information disclosure or system instability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read