In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/panthor: skip zero-sized firmware sections

panthor_fw_load_section_entry() skips BO creation when the firmware section
VA range is empty. If such a section is added to the firmware section list,
section->mem is left as NULL.

Later reload and unplug paths iterate over all firmware sections and
dereference section->mem, which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

Zero-sized firmware sections are valid, so accept them as no-op entries but
skip adding them to the section list.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4788-1 linux-6.12 security update
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: skip zero-sized firmware sections panthor_fw_load_section_entry() skips BO creation when the firmware section VA range is empty. If such a section is added to the firmware section list, section->mem is left as NULL. Later reload and unplug paths iterate over all firmware sections and dereference section->mem, which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. Zero-sized firmware sections are valid, so accept them as no-op entries but skip adding them to the section list.
Title drm/panthor: skip zero-sized firmware sections
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:37:36.132Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.768Z

Link: CVE-2026-80577

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-26T15:17:13.763

Modified: 2026-08-26T15:17:13.763

Link: CVE-2026-80577

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-80577 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:00:15Z

Weaknesses