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

ieee802154: Avoid calling WARN_ON() on -ENOMEM in cfg802154_switch_netns()

It's pointless to call WARN_ON() in case of an allocation failure in
dev_change_net_namespace() and device_rename(), since it only leads to
useless splats caused by deliberate fault injections, so avoid it.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-779
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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'}

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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-665

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: Avoid calling WARN_ON() on -ENOMEM in cfg802154_switch_netns() It's pointless to call WARN_ON() in case of an allocation failure in dev_change_net_namespace() and device_rename(), since it only leads to useless splats caused by deliberate fault injections, so avoid it. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Title ieee802154: Avoid calling WARN_ON() on -ENOMEM in cfg802154_switch_netns()
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: 2026-08-28T06:48:36.911Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.774Z

Link: CVE-2026-80616

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:45.620

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:45.620

Link: CVE-2026-80616

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-80616 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T05:45:04Z

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