CVE-2026-80958

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-pcache: clamp the tail kset read to the segment data region The tail-kset read in cache_replay(), the writeback worker and the GC worker bounds its length by PCACHE_SEG_SIZE - seg_off, the raw segment size rather than the data region. A tail near the segment end reads past the segment data into the following control area. Clamp the read to cache_seg_remain(), the data region.

  • Published Sep 11, 2026
  • CVSS 7.1 high
  • 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-80958 at the National Vulnerability Database