CVE-2026-80579: Linux 2.6.12

CVE-2026-80579. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00165 (percentile 0.05344), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Linux · 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before ce7fef961c63229b22dec415fb988899f479d61f, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 95e647d2a5304a8fd11f1ba3c8502de700650131
Linux

Linux · 2.6.12
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 16-Oct-2026 20:21 UTC

CCR priority: 31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00165 · percentile 0.05344 · 2026-10-15
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 20:20:42.059737+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-80579.html