Linux Kernel up to 6.12.102/6.18.43/7.1.7 hwmon sht3x_update_client stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.102/6.18.43/7.1.7. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is the function sht3x_update_client of the component hwmon. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-80695. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.102/6.18.43/7.1.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function sht3x_update_client of the component hwmon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (sht3x) Fix unaligned accesses Sashiko reports: In sht3x_update_client(), the 16-bit temperature and humidity values are extracted from a stack-allocated byte array using be16_to_cpup(). The pointers passed to this function are calculated as buf and buf + 3. Since the difference between the two pointers is an odd number of bytes, at least one of them is guaranteed to be at an unaligned offset. This will trigger an alignment fault on strict-alignment architectures such as ARMv5 or SPARC, resulting in a kernel panic. Fix the problem by using get_unaligned_be16() instead of be16_to_cpup(), and put_unaligned_be16() instead of cpu_to_be16().

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-80695 since 08/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.12.103, 6.18.44 or 7.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 81529add4a2e3cca9240e0e2342973d62f88f02e/c498adfd4c3e85306ccdc19b76e639bfc215f0e7/1fb41650bc3e14d2a5ddb4bb25e96811e5afe881/f46d5ab43a572b84773015a76966f5da56fc1748 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.102
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.1.6
• 7.1.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.103/6.18.44/7.1.8
Patch: 81529add4a2e3cca9240e0e2342973d62f88f02e/c498adfd4c3e85306ccdc19b76e639bfc215f0e7/1fb41650bc3e14d2a5ddb4bb25e96811e5afe881/f46d5ab43a572b84773015a76966f5da56fc1748

Timelineinfo

08/26/2026 CVE reserved
08/28/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-80695 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-396654

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2026 11:08
Changes: 08/28/2026 11:08 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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