Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-68340hwmon: occ: validate poll response sensor blocks

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: occ: validate poll response sensor blocks The OCC poll response parser walks a counted list of sensor data blocks. It used the static backing-array capacity as the parse boundary, but a transport response makes only data_length bytes current and valid. A truncated response can therefore make the parser consume a block header or block extent outside the current response. Use data_length as the parent boundary, prove the fixed poll header and each current block header before reading them, and prove the complete block before advancing. Keep parsed sensor metadata local until the complete response has passed validation, then publish it. Propagate malformed-response errors before publishing the OCC as active.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.187-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68340
Debian:13linux6.12.101-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68340
Debian:14linux7.1.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68340
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.101-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-38.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1113.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1008.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1100.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-38.38~24.04.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1111.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1112.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1109.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-195.205UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1112.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1036.39UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-38.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-38.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-38.38.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1080.84UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68340

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 6e6c72c37433640514db325408bd6913ad28fe69aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 1902e9572901d37901e3db1f3f6b0885f4e49a66aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 112525534ab5cff482d35897ca4ca11fd3a76f46aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 54cb78eceb4e286ccd5a5c01a4632157860d47f0aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 538d862cc0dbd5c732fe26d5aad98eae039e6676aa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before b042e538e98b939fccfffc464e2c34c29f0e96efaa195fe49b033db545ad986cdb2c431c37bea557 – before 70e76e700fc6c46afb4e17aec099a1ea089b4a22
Linux Linux 5.0

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