In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hwmon: (pmbus/q54sj108a2) fix stack overflow in debugfs read
The q54sj108a2_debugfs_read function suffers from a stack buffer overflow due to incorrect arguments passed to bin2hex(). The function currently passes 'data' as the destination and 'data_char' as the source.
Because bin2hex() converts each input byte into two hex characters, a 32-byte block read results in 64 bytes of output. Since 'data' is only 34 bytes (I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + 2), this writes 30 bytes past the end of the buffer onto the stack.
Additionally, the arguments were swapped: it was reading from the zero-initialized 'data_char' and writing to 'data', resulting in all-zero output regardless of the actual I2C read.
Fix this by: 1. Expanding 'data_char' to 66 bytes to safely hold the hex output. 2. Correcting the bin2hex() argument order and using the actual read count. 3. Using a pointer to select the correct output buffer for the final simple_read_from_buffer call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 10, 2026 | May 10, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade 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linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade 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linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx | Jul 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 6, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
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