What is CVE-2026-80526?

CVE-2026-80526 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and patched in 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46 and others. CVE-2026-80526 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-80526?

CVE-2026-80526 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80526?

Yes, CVE-2026-80526 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-80526 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-80526 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-80526

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: tas2562: Validate values for volume writes tas2562_volume_control_put() does not do any validation of the control value written by userspace, it uses it to look up a value in a fixed size array which can easily be overflowed and then writes whatever value it gets back to the device. Add validation that we are loading a value we have in the array.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-26

Last modified 2026-08-27

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.153 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.105 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.46 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.10 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

5 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-80526

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-26

Modified 2026-08-27

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80526?

CVE-2026-80526 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and has been patched in 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46 and others. CVE-2026-80526 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-80526?

CVE-2026-80526 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80526?

Yes. CVE-2026-80526 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-80526 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-80526 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.