# CVE-2026-80959: dm-pcache: bound the persisted tail-position offset

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in ffd9a214a94f9928e54856f42b1cc3e33fb10e36; from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in 8bf7a06ca3c1611809725f58cfd573f2ffbda75f; from 1d57628ff95b32d5cfa8d8f50e07690c161e9cf0, fixed in d1898576090a10d2ac2715218a652e78fb65a6b0
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-pcache: bound the persisted tail-position offset cache_pos_decode() takes the persisted key_tail and dirty_tail seg_off from the cache device and addresses within the segment with it. A seg_off at or past the segment data_size, controllable by whoever supplies the device (CAP_SYS_ADMIN), reads past the segment data. Reject a decoded seg_off that is not below the segment data_size.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd9a214a94f9928e54856f42b1cc3e33fb10e36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf7a06ca3c1611809725f58cfd573f2ffbda75f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1898576090a10d2ac2715218a652e78fb65a6b0

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