CVE-2026-43005

hwmon: (tps53679) Fix array access with zero-length block read

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2026 at 02:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

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".

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.17 ≤ v < 6.18.226.17 ≤ v < 6.19.126.17 ≤ v < 7.06.17.1 ≤ v < 6.18.226.19 ≤ v < 6.19.126.177.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc37.0 rc47.0 rc57.0 rc675ca1e5875fe3f0b9d0e8615c69f49bc2c7fb65d
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e211f6aaa6a00fd0ee0c1eea5498f168c6725e6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6999b4769e2a61c463158927102e8c07e3f69ba2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79b7e588399bb55f4c10bea6ca41b6c3b944d2bb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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