CVE-2026-80992
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ravb: avoid dereferencing an invalid PTP clock
The PTP clock is unavailable before the first open, so querying its index can dereference a NULL pointer. Registration failures can also leave an error pointer in priv->ptp.clock.
Cache the PHC index separately and report -1 while no clock is registered. Normalize registration errors to NULL and preserve the static timestamping capabilities.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact60 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact45 %
AV:L + PR:L sin UI:R → escalada de privilegios local. NULL pointer dereference en kernel PTP permite DoS y corrupción de memoria en contexto privilegiado.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aaa53936419cf0c19c670387fc6d431e042a1b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f77af0aaf277413ff32f6ff8c2c4282bd64c897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ffd972531f8e6e0edf4ea3496190acff9fc9c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4d06d6e2b501cb8e30ed3b1924c470358e8052
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf3308416a2be85dcc9965b614a745b40beeff14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc710f89a644e030a7ca15343176ca862fd61b9d
JSON original (NVD)
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