CVE-2026-81017
Published: September 15, 2026Last modified: September 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: sensorhub: Bound the EC-reported sensor number Each EC FIFO event carries an 8-bit sensor number (in->sensor_num). cros_ec_sensorhub_ring_handler() validates the FIFO event count, the per-read count and the ring bound, but not the sensor number, which cros_ec_sensor_ring_process_event() then uses unchecked to index sensorhub->batch_state[] - allocated with only sensorhub->sensor_num entries. A sensor number of sensor_num or larger is an out-of-bounds read and write of batch_state[]. Validate the sensor number in the ring handler, where each event is read from the EC, and drop a malformed event before it is used.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.4 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.18.46-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b602ecf6193ecb9720c78b6728d7e09370b1ff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/324880f94ba3c6269a607e04f78a4dd4a66b3f53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a76b87e1d065183e2e7ae5b800cb1f6e84f543d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2636dce0a8fe9eecad29010699847be425dc80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d9bf63ed74f859c6698bc01d8fb216ef9253867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eaf7faa99578ae090030d1e2e6ea3b37a615496
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/833740a2333c2e4db4e02e3d0ffba04e8718a5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b4add68dabfdd6481a4fa198bf3b473d2634d7