High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-80955
dm-pcache: fix use-after-free and invalid seg operations in kset_replay()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm-pcache: fix use-after-free and invalid seg operations in kset_replay()
In kset_replay, when key->seg_gen is stale (key->seg_gen <
key->cache_pos.cache_seg->gen), cache_key_put(key) is called but then
key->cache_pos.cache_seg is accessed as the argument to cache_seg_get().
This is a use-after-free on the freed key memory. Although mempool
recycled memory is not immediately reclaimed or overwritten in practice,
this is still a potential UAF bug.
Additionally, for expired invalid keys, setting the cache->seg_map bit
and calling cache_seg_get() is unreasonable since the corresponding
segment data is no longer valid.
Fix both issues by moving cache_seg_get() and __set_bit() after the
gen check, so they only execute for valid keys, and using continue to
skip invalid keys.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 before 1894fc7a3bab90143dcd26ef8ee27040ef4a7501; 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 before f39a3e9cc5946473e16d6f5071b2ee0216c56d06; 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0 before c2e894eac398b258f12fdec73ed6ba081047f7b3; 6.18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80955
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80955
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1894fc7a3bab90143dcd26ef8ee27040ef4a7501
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e894eac398b258f12fdec73ed6ba081047f7b3
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39a3e9cc5946473e16d6f5071b2ee0216c56d06
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