SB20260912359 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel platform chrome driver
Published: September 12, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81017)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to read from and write to memory out of bounds.
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking in cros_ec_sensorhub_ring_handler() when processing EC-reported FIFO events. A local user can trigger processing of an EC FIFO event containing an out-of-range sensor number to read from and write to memory out of bounds.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.