Buffer Overflow Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.7,5.10.270)[5.11,5.15.221)[5.16,6.1.188)[6.2,6.6.157)[6.7,6.12.110)[6.13,6.18.52)[6.19,7.2.6)
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 Oct 2026
- disclosed17 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 17 Sep 2026
CVE-2026-93165 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the cros_ec_sensorhub_ring_handler process. An attacker can cause the kernel to read beyond the bounds of a heap-allocated buffer by manipulating the values returned from EC firmware, specifically by setting a large sensor_num and a small max_response, resulting in a mismatch between the expected and actual number of bytes read. This can lead to disclosure of sensitive kernel memory or a kernel crash when the overread accesses unmapped or poisoned memory. This is only exploitable if a compromised or malfunctioning EC firmware is present and able to send crafted responses to the host kernel.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst