CVE-2026-80800

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: llcp: bound the connect_sn TLV walk to the skb Commit 27256cdb290e ("nfc: llcp: bound SNL TLV parsing to the skb and add length checks") fixed the unbounded TLV walk in nfc_llcp_recv_snl(), and commit d8bd2dedbde5 ("nfc: llcp: fix OOB read and u8 offset wrap in TLV parsers") subsequently bounded nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv() and nfc_llcp_parse_connection_tlv(). One sibling parser sharing the same pattern remains unbounded: nfc_llcp_connect_sn(). nfc_llcp_connect_sn() walks a TLV list, reading a two-byte header (type, length) followed by length bytes of value, without checking that the two header bytes or the declared length stay within the buffer. It returns a pointer to a service name of up to 255 bytes that may point past the end of the skb; it is subsequently consumed by memcmp() in nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(). In addition tlv_array_len was computed as "skb->len - LLCP_HEADER_SIZE" in size_t, so a CONNECT/CC frame shorter than the LLCP header underflows to a huge length and the walk runs far past the buffer. nfc_llcp_connect_sn() is reachable from nfc_llcp_recv_connect() and nfc_llcp_recv_cc(), i.e. from received CONNECT and CC PDUs. A nearby NFC device can reach this without authentication; LLCP link activation happens automatically after NFC-DEP, and the nfc_llcp_rx_skb() dispatcher applies no minimum-length guard. Walk the TLV list by pointer, bounded by skb_tail_pointer(skb), and validate each declared length before use, matching the approach already used for nfc_llcp_recv_snl(). Starting the walk at &skb->data[LLCP_HEADER_SIZE] against the tail pointer also removes the size_t underflow for short frames. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-09-04
Last modified 2026-10-19
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 3.3
Fixed in
✓ 5.10.267 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.218 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.185 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.154 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.106 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.47 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.11 7.1.x ✓ 7.2.1 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-80800?

    CVE-2026-80800 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.3 onward and has been patched in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185 and others. CVE-2026-80800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80800?

    Yes. CVE-2026-80800 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-80800 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-80800 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.