CVE-2026-80696

7.8 HIGH 0.2% exploit odds No fix listed Memory safety OS & kernel

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ltc4282) Fix reading the minimum alarm voltage Coverity reports an out-of-bounds access when reading the minimum alarm voltage for the VGPIO channel. Add the missing return statement to fix the problem.

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: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-08-28 08:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-08-29 07:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-08-28 08:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-08-29 07:16 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Received

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record