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    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-80727",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.789Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-03T08:21:46.523Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-03T08:21:46.523Z"
    },
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                "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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                "dateUpdated": "2026-09-03T08:21:46.523Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nx86/mce: Set up the polling timer before CMCI discovery\n\nI hit the following on one of my machines:\n\n  mce: CPU0 BANK15 CMCI inherited storm\n  ------------[ cut here ]------------\n  ODEBUG: assert_init not available (active state 0) object: (____ptrval____) object type: timer_list hint: 0x0\n  WARNING: lib/debugobjects.c:632 at debug_object_assert_init+0x178/0x230, CPU#0: swapper/0/0\n  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc5 #3 PREEMPTLAZY\n  RIP: 0010:debug_object_assert_init+0x18f/0x230\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   __mod_timer\n   mce_timer_kick\n   cmci_discover\n   intel_init_cmci\n   mce_intel_feature_init\n   mcheck_cpu_init\n   identify_cpu\n   identify_boot_cpu\n   arch_cpu_finalize_init\n   start_kernel\n\nA second splat follows right after, from timer_setup() finding that same\ntimer already queued:\n\n  ODEBUG: init active (active state 0) object: (____ptrval____) object type: timer_list hint: stub_timer+0x0/0x10\n\nThis is happening because CMCI storm detection is trying to modify the timer\nbefore latter was properly set up.\n\nSet up the timer first. __mcheck_cpu_setup_timer() only calls timer_setup(),\nand depends on neither the generic nor the vendor init.\n\n  [ bp: Massage commit message. ]"
                }
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                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
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                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
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                            "status": "affected"
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                        {
                            "version": "0",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                            "version": "6.18.45",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                            "version": "7.1.9",
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                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                        {
                            "version": "7.2",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
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                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ab68d0cf6a41bff61b1e13c6141d9e463736ae"
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                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a213dfaa2596c1c0dc4dae91c14fbfa499c03223"
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