CVE-2026-43380
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (pmbus/q54sj108a2) fix stack overflow in debugfs read The q54sj108a2_debugfs_read function suffers from a stack buffer overflow due to incorrect arguments passed to bin2hex(). The function currently passes 'data' as the destination and 'data_char' as the source. Because bin2hex() converts each input byte into two hex characters, a 32-byte block read results in 64 bytes of output. Since 'data' is only 34 bytes (I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + 2), this writes 30 bytes past the end of the buffer onto the stack. Additionally, the arguments were swapped: it was reading from the zero-initialized 'data_char' and writing to 'data', resulting in all-zero output regardless of the actual I2C read. Fix this by: 1. Expanding 'data_char' to 66 bytes to safely hold the hex output. 2. Correcting the bin2hex() argument order and using the actual read count. 3. Using a pointer to select the correct output buffer for the final simple_read_from_buffer call.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.19
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.9
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a7b9daa103fa963b3fd37d8805b23e01621976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25dd70a03b1f5f3aa71e1a5091ecd9cd2a13ee43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52db5ef163c96f916d424e472fb17aadc35a9f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a7a345816946d276ad2c46c8bb771de67cfc46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fc1b9c738fba231f190ab960c83202722efee5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48a0f8d4541a4f6651dc9a64430ce9fdf5c120b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59090c50f62a17129fc4c5407bc4071305a9e82
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a7b9daa103fa963b3fd37d8805b23e01621976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25dd70a03b1f5f3aa71e1a5091ecd9cd2a13ee43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52db5ef163c96f916d424e472fb17aadc35a9f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a7a345816946d276ad2c46c8bb771de67cfc46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fc1b9c738fba231f190ab960c83202722efee5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48a0f8d4541a4f6651dc9a64430ce9fdf5c120b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59090c50f62a17129fc4c5407bc4071305a9e82