# CVE-2026-72397: hwmon: (pmbus/core) honor vrm\_version in pmbus\_data2reg\_vid()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 068c227056b9223fea1a759e08db2558d5cbb5ad, fixed in cd0e037130806d7714c356eccefac6e1b92dbc34; from 068c227056b9223fea1a759e08db2558d5cbb5ad, fixed in 125a5a4ad03c74ced4c2a55db45ef03505362ff9; from 068c227056b9223fea1a759e08db2558d5cbb5ad, fixed in 5bd0d47640395f8a8c34446b62d1781b88869dfa; from 068c227056b9223fea1a759e08db2558d5cbb5ad, fixed in 828cd614e2af053ca5e1d6da767bbd8a1b5cabfb
- Linux: 4.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.3.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (pmbus/core) honor vrm_version in pmbus_data2reg_vid() pmbus_data2reg_vid() hardcoded the VR11 encoding regardless of the vrm_version configured by the driver, while pmbus_reg2data_vid() already switched on it. Any driver that selects a non-VR11 VID mode and exposes a regulator (or hwmon vout setter) sent dangerously wrong codes to PMBUS_VOUT_COMMAND -- e.g. an nvidia195mv part asked for 200 mV got the VR11 clamp to 500 mV encoded as 0xB2, which the chip interprets as 1080 mV. Mirror pmbus_reg2data_vid() so writes round-trip with reads.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 7.1.5) 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/cd0e037130806d7714c356eccefac6e1b92dbc34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/125a5a4ad03c74ced4c2a55db45ef03505362ff9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bd0d47640395f8a8c34446b62d1781b88869dfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828cd614e2af053ca5e1d6da767bbd8a1b5cabfb

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