What is CVE-2026-80679?

CVE-2026-80679 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and patched in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. CVE-2026-80679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-80679?

CVE-2026-80679 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80679?

Yes, CVE-2026-80679 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-80679 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-80679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-80679

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/dasd: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference dasd_release_space() checks the implementation of the is_ese() discipline function before calling it to determine if a given device is an ESE DASD. The current usage of the logical AND operator will lead to a NULL pointer dereference as the function is called even if the function pointer is NULL. Fix this by using the logical OR operator.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-28

Last modified 2026-08-28

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.3

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.265 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.216 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.183 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.151 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.103 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.44 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.8 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80679?

CVE-2026-80679 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and has been patched in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. CVE-2026-80679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80679?

Yes. CVE-2026-80679 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-80679 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-80679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.