What is CVE-2026-80597?

CVE-2026-80597 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.30 onward and patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-80597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-80597?

CVE-2026-80597 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80597?

Yes, CVE-2026-80597 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.30 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-80597 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-80597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-80597

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL pointer dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-28

Last modified 2026-08-28

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.30 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.30

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.261 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.212 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80597?

CVE-2026-80597 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.30 onward and has been patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-80597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80597?

Yes. CVE-2026-80597 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.30 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-80597 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-80597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.