i3c: master: svc: bound IBI payload to the requested max_payload_len
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: 4 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: i3c: master: svc: bound IBI payload to the requested max_payload_len svc_i3c_master_handle_ibi() reads the IBI payload from the RX FIFO into the IBI slot. The loop is bounded by the hardware FIFO size (SVC_I3C_FIFO_SIZE), not by the slot size. slot->data points into the IBI pool, which i3c_generic_ibi_alloc_pool() sizes at max_payload_len per slot. svc_i3c_master_request_ibi() only rejects a max_payload_len larger than SVC_I3C_FIFO_SIZE, so a driver can request a smaller one. mctp-i3c requests 1. Each readsb() then copies the controller RXCOUNT bytes (up to 31) with no check against the slot size. A device that sends more bytes than the slot holds writes past slot->data, an out-of-bounds write into the IBI pool. Bound the loop by dev->ibi->max_payload_len and clamp each read to the space left in the slot, the same way dw-i3c does. A device can still send more than the requested payload. Flush the leftover bytes from the RX FIFO so they do not leak into the next transfer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6x8-pq79-v84j
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c099b0b292a68d0ef558527945dbfb756fbf893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc5ba756bc1cfffab9cb2695742f9f479dc73f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35aa6730b8c5626b879a4e893fe664f59bf07d7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f296a0d5907bf88314dfda67245f7f69d1552470
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5697d779577e2786ff3348ae9b77020ac0cf0aab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aac3c5aababc7fb69d5bf5b0cc52d308574e3a8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2bda39d7f9f285ec803e200b5c1f17143d0b483
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6x8-pq79-v84j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80951 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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