CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80679

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's s390/dasd driver, in dasd_release_space(), using the logical AND operator instead of OR leads to calling is_ese() even when the function pointer is NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

A NULL pointer dereference can lead to system crashes or DASD driver malfunction, potentially affecting storage availability.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel patch that changes the logical operator to OR to avoid calling NULL.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/dasd: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference dasd_release_space() checks the implementation of the is_ese() discipline function before calling it to determine if a given device is an ESE DASD. The current usage of the logical AND operator will lead to a NULL pointer dereference as the function is called even if the function pointer is NULL. Fix this by using the logical OR operator.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS