In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (pt5161l) Fix bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data()

Fix two bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data():

1. Buffer overrun: The local buffer rbuf is declared as u8 rbuf[24],
but i2c_smbus_read_block_data() can return up to
I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32) bytes. The i2c-core copies the data into
the caller's buffer before the return value can be checked, so
the post-read length validation does not prevent a stack overrun
if a device returns more than 24 bytes. Resize the buffer to
I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX.

2. Unexpected positive return on length mismatch: When all three
retries are exhausted because the device returns data with an
unexpected length, i2c_smbus_read_block_data() returns a positive
byte count. The function returns this directly, and callers treat
any non-negative return as success, processing stale or incomplete
buffer contents. Return -EIO when retries are exhausted with a
positive return value, preserving the negative error code on I2C
failure.

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Thu, 28 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000


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CWE-20

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (pt5161l) Fix bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data() Fix two bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data(): 1. Buffer overrun: The local buffer rbuf is declared as u8 rbuf[24], but i2c_smbus_read_block_data() can return up to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32) bytes. The i2c-core copies the data into the caller's buffer before the return value can be checked, so the post-read length validation does not prevent a stack overrun if a device returns more than 24 bytes. Resize the buffer to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX. 2. Unexpected positive return on length mismatch: When all three retries are exhausted because the device returns data with an unexpected length, i2c_smbus_read_block_data() returns a positive byte count. The function returns this directly, and callers treat any non-negative return as success, processing stale or incomplete buffer contents. Return -EIO when retries are exhausted with a positive return value, preserving the negative error code on I2C failure.
Title hwmon: (pt5161l) Fix bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T12:55:56.128Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.091Z

Link: CVE-2026-46001

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:17.760

Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:03.013

Link: CVE-2026-46001

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Publid Date: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-46001 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-05-28T03:15:05Z

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