CVE-2026-80696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ltc4282) Fix reading the minimum alarm voltage Coverity reports an out-of-bounds access when reading the minimum alarm voltage for the VGPIO channel. Add the missing return statement to fix the problem.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00feb1cce93dab948a299b69753d99c681d45a0b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08aee6d45eefc9e0b94c21bd442f47b21d64fa2c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338d655fe09b95a88788c6ac8b1651ca8db9ae51
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0668ac20feaa3fff9e0c0548556368dbbd2d439

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-28 08:16

Updated : 2026-08-29 07:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-80696

Mitre link : CVE-2026-80696

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-80696

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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