CVE-2026-43005
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
01/05/2026
Last modified:
12/05/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
hwmon: (tps53679) Fix array access with zero-length block read<br />
<br />
i2c_smbus_read_block_data() can return 0, indicating a zero-length<br />
read. When this happens, tps53679_identify_chip() accesses buf[ret - 1]<br />
which is buf[-1], reading one byte before the buffer on the stack.<br />
<br />
Fix by changing the check from "ret
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.17.1 (including) | 6.18.22 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.12 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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