Critical severity · published Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-80554
s390/vfio_ccw: Limit the number of channel program segments
9.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/vfio_ccw: Limit the number of channel program segments
The processing of channel programs, and the CCWs within them, is done
recursively. As such, there is an arbitrary (but not architectural)
limit to the number of CCWs that can exist in a single channel program.
The vfio-ccw logic breaks these channel programs into segments whenever
it encounters a Transfer-In-Channel (TIC) CCW, and the combined number
of segments count towards the global limit. Impose an equivalent limit
to the number of segments until such logic can be made non-recursive.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c before 15fb4559a7fdf0b8725e433a71cfd03a1313a48b; 0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c before a1625f66eaa1200068a0e2c05bc90e65182fc4e3; 0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c before 06f4d6e5a8af6c2072e8cd39dbc512c683ca7fb2; 0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c before 4ee94790490ae8dcc97df8597f07836c8a81bbcf; 0a19e61e6d4c6192077ead760ba0a2d350987d4c before 5405c90d6a47b3014e74ee0618a162449abbbc93; 4.12 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80554
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80554
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f4d6e5a8af6c2072e8cd39dbc512c683ca7fb2
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15fb4559a7fdf0b8725e433a71cfd03a1313a48b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee94790490ae8dcc97df8597f07836c8a81bbcf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5405c90d6a47b3014e74ee0618a162449abbbc93
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1625f66eaa1200068a0e2c05bc90e65182fc4e3
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