CVE-2026-43005
highIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (tps53679) Fix array access with zero-length block read i2c_smbus_read_block_data(…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (tps53679) Fix array access with zero-length block read i2c_smbus_read_block_data() can return 0, indicating a zero-length read. When this happens, tps53679_identify_chip() accesses buf[ret - 1] which is buf[-1], reading one byte before the buffer on the stack. Fix by changing the check from "ret
CVSS
7.1
7.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-01 15:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel ≥6.17.1 <6.18.22, ≥6.19 <6.19.12, 6.17, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e211f6aaa6a00fd0ee0c1eea5498f168c6725e6
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6999b4769e2a61c463158927102e8c07e3f69ba2
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b7e588399bb55f4c10bea6ca41b6c3b944d2bb
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e211f6aaa6a00fd0ee0c1eea5498f168c6725e6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6999b4769e2a61c463158927102e8c07e3f69ba2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b7e588399bb55f4c10bea6ca41b6c3b944d2bb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗