High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-81017
platform/chrome: sensorhub: Bound the EC-reported sensor number
8.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/chrome: sensorhub: Bound the EC-reported sensor number
Each EC FIFO event carries an 8-bit sensor number (in->sensor_num).
cros_ec_sensorhub_ring_handler() validates the FIFO event count, the
per-read count and the ring bound, but not the sensor number, which
cros_ec_sensor_ring_process_event() then uses unchecked to index
sensorhub->batch_state[] - allocated with only sensorhub->sensor_num
entries. A sensor number of sensor_num or larger is an out-of-bounds
read and write of batch_state[].
Validate the sensor number in the ring handler, where each event is read
from the EC, and drop a malformed event before it is used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before 3a76b87e1d065183e2e7ae5b800cb1f6e84f543d; 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before 2b602ecf6193ecb9720c78b6728d7e09370b1ff1; 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before 324880f94ba3c6269a607e04f78a4dd4a66b3f53; 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before d1b4add68dabfdd6481a4fa198bf3b473d2634d7; 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before 3d2636dce0a8fe9eecad29010699847be425dc80; 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820 before 5eaf7faa99578ae090030d1e2e6ea3b37a615496; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81017
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81017
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b602ecf6193ecb9720c78b6728d7e09370b1ff1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/324880f94ba3c6269a607e04f78a4dd4a66b3f53
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a76b87e1d065183e2e7ae5b800cb1f6e84f543d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2636dce0a8fe9eecad29010699847be425dc80
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d9bf63ed74f859c6698bc01d8fb216ef9253867
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eaf7faa99578ae090030d1e2e6ea3b37a615496
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