Description
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 < 0" to "ret <= 0", treating a zero-length read as an error (-EIO), which prevents the out-of-bounds array access.
Also fix a typo in the adjacent comment: "if present" instead of duplicate "if".
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 75ca1e5875fe3f0b9d0e8615c69f49bc2c7fb65d, < 79b7e588399bb55f4c10bea6ca41b6c3b944d2bb; >= 75ca1e5875fe3f0b9d0e8615c69f49bc2c7fb65d, < 6999b4769e2a61c463158927102e8c07e3f69ba2; >= 75ca1e5875fe3f0b9d0e8615c69f49bc2c7fb65d, < 0e211f6aaa6a00fd0ee0c1eea5498f168c6725e6 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.17 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed