CVE-2026-72479

🗓️ 15 Aug 2026 05:57:18Reported by LinuxType

mma8452_read() ignores I2C read errors, leaking uninitialized stack memory to callers.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 63
BDU FSTEC	Linux kernel IMA Buffer Overflow DoS	12 Oct 202600:00	–	bdu_fstec
Cvelist	CVE-2026-72479 iio: accel: mma8452: handle I2C read error(s) in mma8452_read()	15 Aug 202605:57	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-72479	15 Aug 202605:57	–	debiancve
EUVD	EUVD-2026-59378	15 Aug 202605:57	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2026-72479	15 Aug 202606:22	–	nvd
osv_bell	BELL-CVE-2026-72479	18 Aug 202606:06	–	osv_bell
osv_debian	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72479	15 Aug 202606:22	–	osv_debian
osv_suse	SUSE-SU-2026:24550-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel	3 Nov 202619:25	–	osv_suse
osv_suse	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel	3 Nov 202616:27	–	osv_suse
osv_ubuntu	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72479	15 Aug 202606:22	–	osv_ubuntu

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange4.7–5.10.261

linux linux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.212

linux linux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.178

linux linux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.145

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.97

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.40

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.5

linux linux_kernelRange7.2.0≥

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    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
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    ],
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      },
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        "version": "0",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.261",
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        "version": "6.1.178",
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      {
        "version": "6.18.40",
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        "version": "7.2",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed69f8a10b82989ad732ace0fb43a9fb4e7fe35
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3d413e701c5e54bef736b638967724dda880365
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ec3f3e9cf27dd06cd3725eeaa44e3ce46be893
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3d905ea1e4996d933074481e80d96ecd74a9904
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/b488055e81d9faaaf2f8aaff45f9944040ac4493
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cddef80a180af74c33d2f26c962ce92b60fded4
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdff291d20c31b365d9ddfe9c426fbfb41da5bb
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4932fc325e84a3233413daf230b043818c8a824

17 Aug 2026 06:19Current

6Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6

EPSS0.0022