Linux Linux Kernel Vulnerability Rated 7.8 CVSS

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-80545

Key Details

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks

The xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx() function lacks proper input

validation, creating security vulnerabilities:

1. Missing minimum size validation: The ep11_cprb structure and

subsequent payload fields (pld_tag, pld_lenfmt) are copied from

userspace without verifying sufficient buffer length.

2. Arithmetic overflow in length calculations: CEIL4 alignment could

overflow, bypassing size checks and enabling buffer overflows.

3. The payload is asn1 encoded but the function just uses a simple c

struct overlay to access some fields of the payload.

Fix by using size_t for length calculations, adding U32_MAX boundary

checks after alignment, and validating minimum request size and

minimum reply size before copying from userspace. Do a very simple

asn1 parsing of the payload up to the function value field. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References