can: softing: fw_parse(): validate firmware record spans
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: softing: fw_parse(): validate firmware record spans fw_parse() reads a fixed record header, a firmware-provided payload, and a trailing checksum without knowing the end of the firmware blob. A truncated record can therefore make those reads exceed the blob. The same record also supplies addresses and lengths for writes into DPRAM. The generic loader uses wrap-prone mixed signed arithmetic for its bounds check, while the application loader does not bound the staging copy at all. Pass the firmware end to the parser and validate the full source record. Use a signed wide offset for generic DPRAM records and validate the application staging span against the mapped DPRAM before copying.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.38 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.38 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4rv-gqhg-3pm9
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d9a6a9512430b395a1940d7b216394fd02d30b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84c850b08fc0d671c245144b619683129b55690a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0eac0ea7cf493e787fd7b4a556e43ef03cb4b50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae588e5b9cc268de1aabf30f939f0870717ca164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad331e26fd213a19fee0de18cdacd67b7ff5b478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ee477e541a6d5e434d6a4041c6b677ab42e1d82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/808ed899dcf8bdef66894fda5eb7ee4bb0eb8dc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/856d6cb04e5407523566b075841dcd6423757d1c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4rv-gqhg-3pm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80706 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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