CVE-2026-72481
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: magnetometer: ak8975: fix potential kernel stack memory leak Currently in the AK8975 driver there are four instances where potential uninitialized kernel stack memory leaks can…
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: magnetometer: ak8975: fix potential kernel stack memory leak Currently in the AK8975 driver there are four instances where potential uninitialized kernel stack memory leaks can occur. If i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() returns a value less than the size of the buffer, uninitialized bytes are retained in the buffer and later the buffer is passed on to IIO buffers, potentially leaking memory to userspace. Fix this by adding checks whether the return value of the function is equal to the size of the buffer and subsequently if the value is lesser than zero to distinguish from a returned error code.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12848f4ded022963944c063e09a192549a4dad1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d57672119525c59ed73ea21accb001ccbcd6cfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf346074533356d67a6a6a43a192328ad341f11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f920550abacedc7fc3163dea65ac2a7d0b0765d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a00d727b7bbc5e913a919530a9dd468935bf95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9cf46054f81972f8c0f1dc2a79d2a141999dbce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b974566803bceb72f0b9b5f1d7270b79ba963766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb27ebf81136e796c7b719303ef6fd7e1ae5d488
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.