# CVE-2024-26664: hwmon: (coretemp) Fix out-of-bounds memory access

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1
- Published: 2024-04-02 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.19.264, fixed in 4.19.307; from 5.4.221, fixed in 5.4.269; from 5.10.152, fixed in 5.10.210; from 5.15.76, fixed in 5.15.149; from 6.0.6, fixed in 6.1
- Linux: 6.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (coretemp) Fix out-of-bounds memory access Fix a bug that pdata->cpu_map[] is set before out-of-bounds check. The problem might be triggered on systems with more than 128 cores per package.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f0f4e846fcb682c3ec436e3b2e30e5a3a8ee6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb74c00c9c3b13cb65e508c5d5a2f11afb96b8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0da068c75c20ffc5ba28243ff577531dc2af1fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16afec8e83c56b14a4a73d2e3fb8eec3a8a057e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bce69419271eb8b2b3ab467387cb59c99d80deb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/853a6503c586a71abf27e60a7f8c4fb28092976d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7753bda55985dc26fae17795cb10d825453ad1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e440abc894585a34c2904a32cd54af1742311b3

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