# CVE-2026-80639: cxl/test: Fix \_\_fortify\_panic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.19

## 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. ]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4f27a7f364eab514d2fa55c11f39d505122f1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08326b92c7a414a73b5b308d1daf0e91e0134dfc

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