CVE-2026-80639: cxl/test: Fix __fortify_panic

Severity: unknown
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-28 · updated 2026-08-28

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/test: Fix __fortify_panic Fix a runtime assertion in setup_xor_mapping(). Fortify complains that it is potentially overflowing the xormaps array per __counted_by(nr_maps). Quiet the false positive by initializing @nr_maps earlier. memcpy: detected buffer overflow: 32 byte write of buffer size 0 WARNING: lib/string_helpers.c:1036 at __fortify_report+0x4d/0xa0, CPU#8: modprobe/2728 Call Trace: __fortify_panic+0xd/0xf setup_xor_mapping+0x6c/0xa0 [cxl_translate] [ dj: Fixed up @nr_entries to @nr_maps in commit log. ]

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.19 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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