CVE-2026-80689: Linux kernel · tracing/mmiotrace: Add NULL check for mmio_trace_array in logging functions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/mmiotrace: Add NULL check for mmio_trace_array in logging functions mmio_trace_rw() and mmio_trace_mapping() retrieve mmio_trace_array into tr and pass it to __trace_mmiotrace_rw() and __trace_mmiotrace_map(). If these functions are invoked while mmio_trace_array is NULL (e.g. before initialization or after disabled), accessing tr->array_buffer.buffer will result in a NULL pointer dereference crash. Fix this by adding an explicit NULL check for tr at the beginning of __trace_mmiotrace_rw() and __trace_mmiotrace_map().
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80689 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b80cdbc54cf615b4717a4e8180063408091ea2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2df964d141270c40f07547b0c2e0a51e2573d46d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4ab09db7899d7f2d2293a18adf0fa200a27e73 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60234845142fddb27db89ebc00a65178421fb3a4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aee2d478545c089dd5d055d3c9f0c7ea034fb80 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/876014b4eeb927146430e7591cf959a7ceb8d64a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20a0010eb6485f60cd64e15ebc85a4bd388642e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1b1a057b3bb901f83433700e604fe0ae67c5f2 (opens in a new tab)