{"id":"CVE-2026-72479","summary":"iio: accel: mma8452: handle I2C read error(s) in mma8452_read()","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\niio: accel: mma8452: handle I2C read error(s) in mma8452_read()\n\nCurrently, If i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() fails but\nmma8452_set_runtime_pm_state() succeeds, mma8452_read() returns 0.\n\nAs a result, the caller mma8452_read_raw() assumes the read was\nsuccessful and proceeds to use a buffer containing uninitialized\nstack memory.\n\nAdd proper checking of the I2C read return value and propagate errors\nto the caller.","modified":"2026-08-18T03:31:15.651369248Z","published":"2026-08-15T05:57:18.324Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"Linux","osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72479.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cddef80a180af74c33d2f26c962ce92b60fded4"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdff291d20c31b365d9ddfe9c426fbfb41da5bb"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b488055e81d9faaaf2f8aaff45f9944040ac4493"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4932fc325e84a3233413daf230b043818c8a824"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed69f8a10b82989ad732ace0fb43a9fb4e7fe35"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3d413e701c5e54bef736b638967724dda880365"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3d905ea1e4996d933074481e80d96ecd74a9904"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ec3f3e9cf27dd06cd3725eeaa44e3ce46be893"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72479.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72479"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"96c0cb2bbfe0a58bd0c37cf34d50a20f9cd75aa8"},{"fixed":"b488055e81d9faaaf2f8aaff45f9944040ac4493"},{"fixed":"f9ec3f3e9cf27dd06cd3725eeaa44e3ce46be893"},{"fixed":"b4932fc325e84a3233413daf230b043818c8a824"},{"fixed":"eed69f8a10b82989ad732ace0fb43a9fb4e7fe35"},{"fixed":"f3d905ea1e4996d933074481e80d96ecd74a9904"},{"fixed":"1cddef80a180af74c33d2f26c962ce92b60fded4"},{"fixed":"f3d413e701c5e54bef736b638967724dda880365"},{"fixed":"5bdff291d20c31b365d9ddfe9c426fbfb41da5bb"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72479.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.7.0"},{"fixed":"5.10.261"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.212"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.178"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.145"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.12.97"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.13.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.40"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.1.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72479.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}