CVE-2026-80927 (GCVE-0-2026-80927)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-11 19:42
Modified
2026-10-19 08:45
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: timekeeping: Check the return value of tk_get_aux_ts64 in __do_adjtimex() If the auxiliary clock is disabled during tk_get_aux_ts64() but is enabled before tks->clock_valid is checked, then uninitialized stackdata will be used in the calculations and indirectly leaked to userspace. The same race window also exists after this change and also for the core timekeeper. But in these cases the only effect would be incorrect adjustments and this is userspace's responsibility to avoid this.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: 4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8
Version: 4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8
Version: 4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8
 Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "kernel/time/timekeeping.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "fecf1e37775269ad38c172b468ad4ecc3968aa63",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "bc59dac50cb45a725f7a50760c7cc72a0964f722",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4b61084b11bcecce86d03804ff30f8d7b465593c",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4eca49d0b621b314ac7c80f363932ec6f6c8abc8",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "kernel/time/timekeeping.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.17"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.17",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.18.50",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2.4",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.3",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.50",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.17",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.4",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.17",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.3",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.17",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntimekeeping: Check the return value of tk_get_aux_ts64 in __do_adjtimex()\n\nIf the auxiliary clock is disabled during tk_get_aux_ts64() but is enabled\nbefore tks-\u003eclock_valid is checked, then uninitialized stackdata will be\nused in the calculations and indirectly leaked to userspace.\n\nThe same race window also exists after this change and also for the core\ntimekeeper. But in these cases the only effect would be incorrect\nadjustments and this is userspace\u0027s responsibility to avoid this."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T08:45:11.147Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fecf1e37775269ad38c172b468ad4ecc3968aa63"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc59dac50cb45a725f7a50760c7cc72a0964f722"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b61084b11bcecce86d03804ff30f8d7b465593c"
        }
      ],
      "title": "timekeeping: Check the return value of tk_get_aux_ts64 in __do_adjtimex()",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-80927",
    "datePublished": "2026-09-11T19:42:03.257Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.802Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T08:45:11.147Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.