What is CVE-2026-80897?

CVE-2026-80897 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.14 onward and patched in 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and 7.2. CVE-2026-80897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-80897?

CVE-2026-80897 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80897?

Yes, CVE-2026-80897 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-80897 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-80897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-80897

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: release readahead folios on iterator preparation failure netfs_prepare_read_iterator() batches readahead folios in put_batch so that the folio references can be dropped after the I/O iterator has been prepared. If rolling_buffer_load_from_ra() fails after earlier folios have been batched, the function returns immediately and leaves those references held. Release the batch before returning the error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-04

Last modified 2026-09-04

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.14

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.44 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.8 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

3 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80897?

CVE-2026-80897 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.14 onward and has been patched in 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and 7.2. CVE-2026-80897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80897?

Yes. CVE-2026-80897 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-80897 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-80897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.