Kernel panic via unchecked transmit headroom
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Kernel memory corruption in Linux allows remote attackers to panic affected systems by forwarding a frame through an mt7925u access point. The mt7925_usb_sdio_tx_prepare_skb function pushes a transmit descriptor and USB header without ensuring that a forwarded socket buffer has enough headroom. Exposure requires an mt7925u access point bridged to an ingress interface whose receive buffers leave insufficient headroom; the resulting underflow triggers a kernel panic.
Summary
What happened
Kernel memory corruption in Linux allows remote attackers to panic affected systems by forwarding a frame through an mt7925u access point. The mt7925_usb_sdio_tx_prepare_skb function pushes a transmit descriptor and USB header without ensuring that a forwarded socket buffer has enough headroom. Exposure requires an mt7925u access point bridged to an ingress interface whose receive buffers leave insufficient headroom; the resulting underflow triggers a kernel panic.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80825
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.7
- Affected versionversion=c948b5da6bbec742b433138e3e3f9537a85af2e5 <22edb6786127271aeba7abd30f152977c605c6a3
- Affected versionversion=c948b5da6bbec742b433138e3e3f9537a85af2e5 <8d481f93588932a95f657671d4e1601b90d130cc
- Affected versionversion=c948b5da6bbec742b433138e3e3f9537a85af2e5 <9a72b180f0575e41471e088e09bddc4b73d6dee2
- Affected versionversion=c948b5da6bbec742b433138e3e3f9537a85af2e5 <e5e8fc11a7ac578f16079f855b7fffc1649d053c
- Affected versionversion=c948b5da6bbec742b433138e3e3f9537a85af2e5 <ef3e34874d2332d0f63e72c2c35ce5c93568c125
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