Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-80836crypto: virtio - bound the akcipher result length

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: virtio - bound the akcipher result length virtio_crypto_dataq_akcipher_callback() sets the result length from the device-reported response length without bounding it to the destination buffer, which was allocated for the original request length. sg_copy_from_buffer() then reads that many bytes from the destination buffer; a backend reporting a larger length over-reads adjacent kernel heap into the caller's scatterlist (an out-of-bounds read). Clamp the reported length to the originally requested destination length. A conforming device reports no more than that, so valid results are unaffected.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-80836
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80836
Debian:14linux7.1.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80836
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80836

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before e0ffee8adc71a0bc548e5ebc6e021c013a874d79a36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before bd33cb19bcb432a4dd5e8f50be5e2547af1e9f78a36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before 12c4f29e97f31b013f77ad65ba7daeb02aaa6abea36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before 5545de5050cbc3594506d74f2c392b0716cf8bcaa36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before 3fda114a42f1510a4ec8a0b17a0cfc997952ccc2a36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before 1f9f877b1ef1fbd4ee95571cddf39c8002cee252a36bd0ad9fbf69d0d711b1c105954ce8d6cc144a – before f77a956f6a19f9463ef1527c9d0cda50dded6b92
Linux Linux 5.19

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