# CVE-2024-58069: rtc: pcf85063: fix potential OOB write in PCF85063 NVMEM read

- 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=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-06 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: pcf85063: fix potential OOB write in PCF85063 NVMEM read The nvmem interface supports variable buffer sizes, while the regmap interface operates with fixed-size storage. If an nvmem client uses a buffer size less than 4 bytes, regmap_read will write out of bounds as it expects the buffer to point at an unsigned int. Fix this by using an intermediary unsigned int to hold the value.

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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/21cd59fcb9952eb7505da2bdfc1eb9c619df3ff4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2a8ca9a0a38589f52a7f0fb9425b9ba987ae7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5536677da803ed54a29a446515c28dce7d3d574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c72b7a474d3f445bf0c5bcf8ffed332c78eb28a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9adefa7b9559d0f21034a5d5ec1b55840c9348b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e06455760f2995b16a176033909347929d1128
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517aedb365f2c94e2d7e0b908ac7127df76203a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ab8c5ed4f84fa20cd16794fe8dc31f633fbc70c

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