{"cve":"CVE-2026-80876","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-04T17:16:59.640","modified":"2026-09-04T17:16:59.640","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nring-buffer: Fix event length with forced 8-byte alignment\n\nWhen RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT is true, rb_calculate_event_length()\nreserves the space of event->array[0] for placing the data length and\nrb_update_event() stores the data length in event->array[0]\naccordingly. As a result the whole event length will add extra 4 bytes\nfor sizeof(event.array[0]) unconditionally.\n\nBut ring_buffer_event_length() only subtracts the\nsizeof(event->array[0]) for events larger than RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA +\nsizeof(event->array[0]). As a result, small events on architectures\nwith RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT=true report a data length that is 4\nbytes larger than expected.\n\nTo fix it, add the RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT as a condition to subtract\nthe size of that length field whenever RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT is\ntrue.\n\nThis issue is observed in a riscv64 kernel with\nCONFIG_HAVE_64BIT_ALIGNED_ACCESS set to y, when we run ftrace selftest\ntrace_marker_raw.tc, we get the weird log: for cases where the id is\n1..100, the number of data field is 8*N, but once id exceeds 100, the\nnumber of data field becomes 8*N+4:\n # 1 buf: 58 00 00 00 80 5e d1 63 (number of data field is 8*1)\n ...\n # a buf: 58 ...                  (number of data field is 8*2)\n ...\n # 64 buf: 58 ...                 (number of data field is 8*13)\n # 65 buf: 58 ...                 (number of data field is 8*13+4)\n\nAfter applying this change, the number of data field keeps being 8*N+4\nconsistently.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14057268e79654c3e8ea2c9b5204cb9644b2964d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3fa71f9947b0e1f3b954db1b769b44140192e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a63a11897c7ba32d1be7a3fdbc48a8b01cf4992","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9f0ccf9f04142458d2ac3d39414f4acae242f0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c37e0a4b79a6bbb96ce5ffe279d7c001e20529e0"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:52:03.409947763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-80876","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12508,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}