Kernel-stack disclosure via oversized CXL header copy
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 28, 2026
An out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel CXL RAS path allows local users to obtain kernel-stack data through tracefs events. header_log_copy() reads 128 dwords from an 88-byte mapping, while the trace event copies 512 bytes from a 64-byte stack-resident header log. Exposure requires a CXL RAS error to reach this path and permission to read the affected tracefs ring buffer; the disclosed impact is stack-data exposure only.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel CXL RAS path allows local users to obtain kernel-stack data through tracefs events. header_log_copy() reads 128 dwords from an 88-byte mapping, while the trace event copies 512 bytes from a 64-byte stack-resident header log. Exposure requires a CXL RAS error to reach this path and permission to read the affected tracefs ring buffer; the disclosed impact is stack-data exposure only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80662
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2905cb5236cba63a5dc8a83752dcc31f3cc819f9 <6fc1919a6f2ed541484dd1f6cd93374044f8fd3d
- Affected versionversion=2905cb5236cba63a5dc8a83752dcc31f3cc819f9 <c268f949e219f9e179558e836f457f6c5fbec416
- Affected versionversion=2905cb5236cba63a5dc8a83752dcc31f3cc819f9 <fc5eb0962a5e50d64e711817cc24d67df2d90528
- Affected versionversion=6.2
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