Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-80540

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix UVD decode image min size calculation This needs to use pitch instead of width. Also reject pitch over 4096 to avoid overflow. (cherry picked from commit b41c8cb12e202b220353332ab87dc01a11f69304)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-80540: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80540?
CVE-2026-80540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-80540?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.