CVE-2026-80561

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker()

decode_locker() in cls_lock_client.c contains three unsafe decode operations that allow a malicious or compromised OSD to trigger slab-out-of-bounds reads:

  • ceph_decode_copy() at the locker_id_t name field has no preceding
bounds check. With p == end after ceph_start_decoding() accepts struct_len=0, this reads sizeof(ceph_entity_name) = 9 bytes past the validated buffer boundary.
  • *p += sizeof(struct ceph_timespec) after the locker_info_t header
is an unchecked pointer advance. A malicious OSD can position p past end, causing all subsequent _safe checks to pass against a bogus boundary.
  • len = ceph_decode_32(p) has no preceding bounds check, and the
immediately following *p += len is uncapped. A malicious OSD can send len=0xffffffff, advancing p gigabytes past end and escaping the decode window entirely.

Fix all three by replacing bare operations with their safe variants: ceph_decode_copy -> ceph_decode_copy_safe *p += sizeof(...) -> ceph_decode_skip_n ceph_decode_32(p) -> ceph_decode_32_safe *p += len -> ceph_decode_skip_n

A new label is added to return -EINVAL on any bounds violation. -EINVAL is appropriate here: the data received from the OSD is structurally malformed, which is an invalid argument to the decode contract regardless of whether the caller or the wire is at fault.

Attacker model: a malicious or compromised OSD in a multi-tenant Ceph deployment can trigger this against any kernel client that issues the lock.get_info class method (e.g. during RBD exclusive lock acquisition) without any further privileges beyond OSD session establishment.

[ idryomov: use ceph_decode_skip_string() to skip description, trim changelog ]

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa4aa86fff0c56799c2e3f51a88879053285f4a9
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbfd83f722a78446ec18a476ef7a38e52240b50a
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1bba38574d095f191557d397d9633f08cd966b1
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6265103e78f0ee7e2518de9cf938b94bee9700a0
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51c8d238fe7236de627ab1a1433694552a904136
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437b6551cfcc235eea1d735a874f9d421f555e17
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3716dc06a34e4ca7f743f5fcfa07fbc5a11070
generic

libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed45c8d96498725eb54f740172f9068d8673906

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-80561(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 29× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 02:18 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-29 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 03:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-28 23:57 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-28 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-28 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-28 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-28 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-28 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-27 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-27 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-27 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-27 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-27 10:04 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-27 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-27 06:18 UTCEG score recompute 9.80
Show 4 more
  1. 2026-08-27 06:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  2. 2026-08-26 15:43 UTCNVD update
  3. 2026-08-26 14:42 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-26 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-80561?
CVE-2026-80561 is a critical vulnerability published on August 26, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix multiple unsafe decodes in decode_locker() decodelocker() in clslock_client.c contains three unsafe decode operations that allow a malicious or compromised OSD to trigger slab-out-of-bounds reads: 1. cephdecodecopy()…
When was CVE-2026-80561 disclosed?
CVE-2026-80561 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2026, with the most recent update on August 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-80561 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-80561 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-80561?
CVE-2026-80561 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-80561?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-80561, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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