CVE-2026-72481

The CVE-2026-72481 issue affects the Linux kernel AK8975 magnetometer driver under iio. It describes four instances where uninitialized kernel stack memory could be leaked when i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() returns a value smaller than the buffer size. The fixed code adds validation...

CVE-2026-72481: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: magnetometer: ak8975: fix potential kernel stack memory leak Currently in the AK8975 driver there are four instances where potential uninitialized kernel stack memory leaks can occur. If i2csmbusreadi2cblockdataoremulated...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-753)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel was updated to 4.1.26 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils wa...