CVE-2026-80628

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: 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:

ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock

snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() resets qlen, head, and tail without q->lock even though the normal reader and producer paths serialize the same ring state under that spinlock. A reset can therefore race snd_seq_oss_readq_free() or snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event() and leave stale records in the queue, drop freshly queued ones, or report the wrong readiness after wakeup. KCSAN reports a data race between snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() and snd_seq_oss_readq_free().

Take q->lock while clearing the ring and resetting input_time. Factor the enqueue logic into a caller-locked helper so snd_seq_oss_readq_put_timestamp() updates its suppression state under the same lock instead of racing the reset path.

The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path:

reset path: locked readq updater:

  • snd_seq_oss_reset() or 1. A reader or callback producer
release reaches takes q->lock on the same queue. snd_seq_oss_readq_clear().
  • snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() 2. The updater tests or modifies
resets qlen, head, tail, qlen, head, and tail. and input_time.
  • snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() 3. The updater completes its
wakes sleepers on read-modify-write sequence. q->midi_sleep.
  • Without q->lock, the reset 4. The resulting ring state drives
can overlap the locked later reads and readiness. update.

KCSAN reports:

BUG: KCSAN: data-race in snd_seq_oss_readq_clear / snd_seq_oss_readq_free

write to 0xffff8881069fe608 of 4 bytes by task 120516 on cpu 0: snd_seq_oss_readq_free+0x6c/0x80 snd_seq_oss_read+0xcb/0x250 odev_read+0x38/0x60 vfs_read+0xff/0x600 ksys_read+0xb4/0x140 __x64_sys_read+0x46/0x60 do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x2f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

read to 0xffff8881069fe608 of 4 bytes by task 120517 on cpu 1: snd_seq_oss_readq_clear+0x1f/0x90 snd_seq_oss_reset+0xa7/0xf0 snd_seq_oss_ioctl+0x6f6/0x7e0 odev_ioctl+0x56/0xc0 __x64_sys_ioctl+0xd1/0x120 do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x2f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

value changed: 0x00000001 -> 0x00000000

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 29, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ce92d207820f588b0406add82f053decfbe5d9
generic

ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e10709b1ba288bcbabb9b9cb6e518b2a5d8506
generic

ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/287d506d4e0865918cec82bb1361f283a08c979b

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-80628(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 12× in last 7d / 12× 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 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-29 07:27 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-29 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 06:37 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  7. 2026-08-29 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 06:33 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-28 08:20 UTCNVD update
  11. 2026-08-28 07:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-28 07:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-80628?
CVE-2026-80628 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock sndseqossreadqclear() resets qlen, head, and tail without q->lock even though the normal reader and producer paths serialize the same ring state under that spinlock. A reset…
When was CVE-2026-80628 disclosed?
CVE-2026-80628 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026, with the most recent update on August 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-80628 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-80628 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-80628?
CVE-2026-80628 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-80628?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-80628, 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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