Linux Kernel up to 6.18.43/7.1.7 spi-qpic-snand qcom_spi_send_cmdaddr scratchbuf off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.43/7.1.7. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function qcom_spi_send_cmdaddr of the component spi-qpic-snand. Such manipulation of the argument scratchbuf leads to off-by-one. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-80712. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.43/7.1.7. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function qcom_spi_send_cmdaddr of the component spi-qpic-snand. The manipulation of the argument scratchbuf with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-qpic-snand: write the feature value before executing SET_FEATURE qcom_spi_send_cmdaddr() programs NAND_FLASH_CMD/NAND_EXEC_CMD and submits the descriptors, which makes the controller execute the command immediately. For SPINAND_SET_FEATURE the value to be written is only placed into NAND_FLASH_FEATURES afterwards, by qcom_spi_io_op(), in a second submission - so the chip is programmed with whatever that register happened to hold from a previous operation, and the intended value is only applied by the *next* SET_FEATURE. Measured on a TP-Link Archer AX55 v1 (IPQ5018, ESMT F50L1G41LB): writing 0x40 to the configuration register (0xb0) leaves the chip at 0x00, and the subsequent write of 0x00 leaves it at 0x40 - every write lands one operation late. This stayed unnoticed until v6.18 added SPI-NAND OTP support together with OTP entries for ESMT chips. spinand_otp_rw() enables OTP mode, reads, and disables it again, and mtd_otp_nvmem_add() does this during MTD registration. With the off-by-one, the "disable" write actually applies the previously requested value, so CFG_OTP_ENABLE ends up set: the chip stays in OTP mode, every subsequent array read returns the OTP area instead of the array (UBI reports an empty device) and all writes fail with -EIO because the OTP area is write protected. On this board that makes the whole flash unusable and the device unbootable. Write the feature value into NAND_FLASH_FEATURES as part of the same transaction, before NAND_EXEC_CMD. While at it, copy only the bytes the operation actually carries - the previous code dereferenced a 4-byte pointer on a one-byte buffer (spinand->scratchbuf). With this patch the flash contents read back bit-identical to a known-good dump of the same board taken under the vendor firmware (md5-verified across partitions), and writes work.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-80712 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/28/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.44 or 7.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 581e5166f0780103dc91c0d8ebc801f9af4824b0/3ba021079ef2ac6e21e3547328496ac42d22b56a/8fd62901d6bf03f274a49dd0060793cc07dd51b0 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
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• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.1.6
• 7.1.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.44/7.1.8
Patch: 581e5166f0780103dc91c0d8ebc801f9af4824b0/3ba021079ef2ac6e21e3547328496ac42d22b56a/8fd62901d6bf03f274a49dd0060793cc07dd51b0

Timelineinfo

08/26/2026 CVE reserved
08/28/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-80712 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-396584

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2026 10:35
Changes: 08/28/2026 10:35 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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