High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-80987
NTB: ntb_transport: Reject oversized TX buffers
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NTB: ntb_transport: Reject oversized TX buffers
ntb_process_tx() handles an oversized buffer by calling tx_handler()
with a NULL data pointer and returning success. ntb_netdev therefore
neither frees the skb in its completion callback nor takes its enqueue
error path, leaking it.
Reject oversized buffers in ntb_transport_tx_enqueue() before acquiring
a queue entry and return -EMSGSIZE. The caller retains ownership of the
buffer, and the preceding netdev patch frees the skb when enqueue
returns this permanent error.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before 4890152a3069f5cb58cc24b08cfd5fe95e568fa1; fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before 668aa3238548584ca9772da9cf43ae8c2389bbf1; fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before 9b0fa8a9e1057614a533cc3f18b17f82aab028d8; fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before b6db88cde0fb5c3bd2d3cd2bebcc06b5ce146e88; fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before a7f22105a7df8c7fd74d0af27ace6fa94fe03d87; fce8a7bb5b4bfb8a27324703fd5b002ee9247e90 before 6b6bbc6c878d64eacc60877df49fce7b1b6a08d0; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80987
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80987
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4890152a3069f5cb58cc24b08cfd5fe95e568fa1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668aa3238548584ca9772da9cf43ae8c2389bbf1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b6bbc6c878d64eacc60877df49fce7b1b6a08d0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75a604e9f1cfdebda421062fdf42225ca32154cd
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b0fa8a9e1057614a533cc3f18b17f82aab028d8
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f2387db6f1cc2f03abba7f3a6807ad61e26ff7
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