Critical severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-80609
qede: fix out-of-bounds check for cqe->len_list[]
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
qede: fix out-of-bounds check for cqe->len_list[]
Move index check before element access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
ecbb12caf399d7cf364b7553ed5aebeaa2f255bc before 6d203bdd227fca1787f8a80cf84b990936633c5a; a778912b4a53587ea07d85526d152f85d109cbfe before bd3a6a083b408e96437dbd86ff543ba9ec3a788b; f0923011c1261b33a2ac1de349256d39cb750dd0 before e30af53dca803893a29eb3bbe0539752ba435410; 917a9d02182ac8b4f25eb47dc02f3ec679608c24 before 1aacefd074b5dcc99b8dbcd73e1c963ed5010110; 896f1a2493b59beb2b5ccdf990503dbb16cb2256 before b17751a2ebc4aef3ce6be6f71ee8df92bf5ddfcd; 896f1a2493b59beb2b5ccdf990503dbb16cb2256 before 6d46ab395803f162cdc50e8d346e5f1a4e766771; +8 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80609
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80609
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aacefd074b5dcc99b8dbcd73e1c963ed5010110
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d203bdd227fca1787f8a80cf84b990936633c5a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d46ab395803f162cdc50e8d346e5f1a4e766771
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b17751a2ebc4aef3ce6be6f71ee8df92bf5ddfcd
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd3a6a083b408e96437dbd86ff543ba9ec3a788b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e30af53dca803893a29eb3bbe0539752ba435410
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