In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select: Harden daemon pidfile open Avoi…
CVE-2026-80663 · published 28 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.1 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-80663?
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: 5.18
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select: Harden daemon pidfile open
Avoid symlink-based pidfile clobbering by opening the pidfile with
O_NOFOLLOW and validating it with fstat() before locking/writing.
The daemon currently uses a fixed pidfile path under /tmp. A local
unprivileged user can pre-create a symlink at that path and cause a
root-run daemon instance to write into an attacker-chosen file.
Check your whole app
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ffeb30fdfce63f8d6aca71bcdddb3f69d46278
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/607af438e6430893a822964c841a1994b33acccc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72a07abc6b9046f07a08bba353cad7667bcc9dce
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/905493a6338c82a70da16f86e0a6215db5a3d73d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db938eb9a3c1317596c28e94413b33426508d51b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8adac69d1bdf035ef97cc914e845acd4ef08e28
Merged from NVD. Last updated 24 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON