CVE-2026-72397

hwmon: (pmbus/core) honor vrm_version in pmbus_data2reg_vid()

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:56 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (pmbus/core) honor vrm_version in pmbus_data2reg_vid() pmbus_data2reg_vid() hardcoded the VR11 encoding regardless of the vrm_version configured by the driver, while pmbus_reg2data_vid() already switched on it. Any driver that selects a non-VR11 VID mode and exposes a regulator (or hwmon vout setter) sent dangerously wrong codes to PMBUS_VOUT_COMMAND -- e.g. an nvidia195mv part asked for 200 mV got the VR11 clamp to 500 mV encoded as 0xB2, which the chip interprets as 1080 mV. Mirror pmbus_reg2data_vid() so writes round-trip with reads.

Affected

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

068c227056b9223fea1a759e08db2558d5cbb5ad4.368c227056b9223fea1a759e8db2558d5cbb5ad
Vendor states this is fixed in 5bd0d47640395f8a8c34446b62d1781b88869dfa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 828cd614e2af053ca5e1d6da767bbd8a1b5cabfb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

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