Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: proximity: aw96103: validate firmware data length

The firmware parser reads a length from the binary header and then uses
it to walk six-byte register/value entries. A truncated firmware image
can make the parser read beyond the copied firmware buffer. A value
smaller than the four-byte count field also underflows, producing a very
large length.

Read the little-endian field with get_unaligned_le32(), as previously
proposed by David Lechner. Validate the header size, reject an
underflowed length, ensure the resulting payload is contained in the
firmware image, and require it to contain whole register/value entries.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: proximity: aw96103: validate firmware data length The firmware parser reads a length from the binary header and then uses it to walk six-byte register/value entries. A truncated firmware image can make the parser read beyond the copied firmware buffer. A value smaller than the four-byte count field also underflows, producing a very large length. Read the little-endian field with get_unaligned_le32(), as previously proposed by David Lechner. Validate the header size, reject an underflowed length, ensure the resulting payload is contained in the firmware image, and require it to contain whole register/value entries.
Title iio: proximity: aw96103: validate firmware data length
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T15:44:12.196Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.362Z

Link: CVE-2026-98658

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:19.110

Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:19.110

Link: CVE-2026-98658

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