Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-72066

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpu: hotplug: Bound hotplug states sysfs output states_show() adds CPU hotplug state names into a single sysfs buffer using sprintf(). With enough registered states, this can write past the end of the PAGE_SIZE buffer. Use sysfs_emit_at() so output is bounded.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 98f8cdce1db580b99fce823a48eea2cb2bdb261e, 4.6, 0

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