HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-43380
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CVE-2026-43380

Published: May 8, 2026· Updated: May 12, 2026

EPSS:0.03%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:8.8th

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-43380 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-43380
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.03%
PublishedMay 8, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-43380 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.