CVE-2026-80991
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CVE-2026-80991 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: serialize PTP clock teardown ravb_ptp_interrupt() can race with ravb_ptp_stop() and pass the clock to ptp_clock_event() while ptp_clock_unregister() is freeing it. This can lead to a use-after-free. Use READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() for lockless access to the clock pointer. Atomically detach it with xchg() before disabling PTP interrupts, then synchronize all IRQs which can invoke ravb_ptp_interrupt() before unregistering the detached clock. A handler which read the old pointer completes before the clock is unregistered, while later handlers read NULL and skip the event.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: serialize PTP clock teardown ravb_ptp_interrupt() can race with ravb_ptp_stop() and pass the clock to ptp_clock_event() while ptp_clock_unregister() is freeing it. This can lead to a use-after-free. Use READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() for lockless access to the clock pointer. Atomically detach it with xchg() before disabling PTP interrupts, then synchronize all IRQs which can invoke ravb_ptp_interrupt() before unregistering the detached clock. A handler which read the old pointer completes before the clock is unregistered, while later handlers read NULL and skip the event.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c, < 695acb5534a9e366efb47b40c7487fc56488b09b; >= a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c, < 67a82e6f886beed0de8f8da08bb767e68fba952d; >= a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c, < 66b50c31419e7946e9aa325a468ad9b64c961a25; >= a0d2f20650e81407d8e51ad2cbdc492861c74e9c, < 1cb9663789c5b7a12fcd419fcca6d6254c398252 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.2 |
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