Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43476
Published: May 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131435
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43476
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in sps30_i2c_read_meas() when processing measurement data from the device. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43476
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08881d82f94deaa51800360029908863e5c4c39d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165f12b40901c6a7aca15796da239726ddcdc5ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216345f98cae7fcc84f49728c67478ac00321c87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a4d111a6a34afb8bb4f118009e7728ed2ec7e10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e978ace598567e6e30de79805bddf37cf892ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aff2e9c2927ecd9652872a43a0725f101128104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcdf1e92674efb6692f4ebe189e0aa9fde23a541