Linux Kernel up to 6.6.144/6.12.95/6.18.38/7.1.3 mms114 mms114_interrupt packet_size out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.144/6.12.95/6.18.38/7.1.3. It has been rated as very critical. This affects the function mms114_interrupt of the component mms114. Performing a manipulation of the argument packet_size results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-64270. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.144/6.12.95/6.18.38/7.1.3. This affects the function mms114_interrupt of the component mms114. The manipulation of the argument packet_size with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: mms114 - reject an oversized device packet size mms114_interrupt() reads a packet of touch data from the device into a fixed-size on-stack buffer struct mms114_touch touch[MMS114_MAX_TOUCH]; which holds MMS114_MAX_TOUCH (10) events of MMS114_EVENT_SIZE (8) bytes, i.e. 80 bytes. The length of the I2C read into it is taken verbatim from the device: packet_size = mms114_read_reg(data, MMS114_PACKET_SIZE); if (packet_size <= 0) goto out; ... error = __mms114_read_reg(data, MMS114_INFORMATION, packet_size, (u8 *)touch); packet_size is a single device register byte (0x0F) and the only check is the lower bound packet_size <= 0; it is never bounded against the size of touch[]. A malfunctioning, malicious or counterfeit controller (or an attacker tampering with the I2C bus) can report a packet_size of up to 255, so __mms114_read_reg() writes up to 175 bytes past the end of touch[] on the IRQ-thread stack: a stack out-of-bounds write that can overwrite the stack canary, saved registers and the return address. A well-formed device never reports more than the buffer holds, so reject an oversized packet and drop the report, consistent with the handler's other error paths, rather than reading past the buffer.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-64270 since 07/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/25/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4 or 7.2-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5d2ea15ba03bf17ed143ff1a0995a4206edc3fb6/b78150729762d47c14fe29a2582bdca5568e62b8/8301c335305344d4da4ab9442b6a399dacfe5b8d/f3d5e77b27fded71dcb97f409262bf0abba0410e/66725039f7090afe14c31bd259e2059a68f04023 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.6.145/6.12.96/6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc1
Patch: 5d2ea15ba03bf17ed143ff1a0995a4206edc3fb6/b78150729762d47c14fe29a2582bdca5568e62b8/8301c335305344d4da4ab9442b6a399dacfe5b8d/f3d5e77b27fded71dcb97f409262bf0abba0410e/66725039f7090afe14c31bd259e2059a68f04023

Timelineinfo

07/19/2026 CVE reserved
07/25/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
07/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-64270 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383061

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2026 12:43
Changes: 07/25/2026 12:43 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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