selinux: reject an unclaimed class value in security_get_classes()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: reject an unclaimed class value in security_get_classes() security_get_classes() sizes an array by p_classes.nprim and fills it at value - 1, so a class value the policy never defines leaves a NULL. sel_make_classes() passes every entry to sel_make_dir(), reaching the same d_alloc_name() dereference as the permission array. The class symbol table is allowed to be sparse (policydb_class_isvalid() exists to absorb that), but this getter builds its own array straight from the hash table and has no such predicate. Fail the lookup when a value went unclaimed instead of handing out the NULL. Conforming policies define every class they declare and are unaffected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.23 and later | 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.23 and later Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v22-vqg5-vrr8
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e7f7035d6f407119ba5467f7218cc4370844fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f38a71868888285efc9c0ab5b032e23919c5a0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3480c081c23d559fd9a6921b76955664f2e95153
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0285bb152211c00900136b66d4b420c14a59094
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099869e9343a5f8c22b58497f074b34f63cbf856
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841aea4d5a25e16273d04cd07a74142b4687e03b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8a10899ea3c84b80de72ca8ee9039e9a5156c9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b05fec62c0fe9864cfceb52f7d0f3a34d9b1dd
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v22-vqg5-vrr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80912 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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