# CVE-2026-93165: platform/chrome: sensorhub: Fix memory overread in ring handler

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 98604cc8fd2578442f49cd113481e8fc83bc0ad3; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 86bcfab7dff6f0a61cbe0660e5176e907353141b; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 7e901aaf95828364b05a2120a1bea1a1669bdc9a; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 7780d93ae28f31fe517417c9451255315d1ad584; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in ee0403520cdbcf87e853df9aaa9b518a0684ed38; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 847a5ba0ac75f609e3f88da905251f7a76179145; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in 6268f46d83875d294d75b68b97a5b79953744598; from 145d59baff5944b71551ac518d7fd7d377a9c820, fixed in d1ceb2b2324717fa30b44d56ef0c52813e239569
- Linux: 5.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.7.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: sensorhub: Fix memory overread in ring handler `max_response` and `sensor_num` are read from different EC commands: - `max_response` is from cros_ec_get_proto_info(). ec_dev->max_response = info->max_response_packet_size - sizeof(struct ec_host_response); - `sensor_num` is from cros_ec_get_sensor_count(). sensor_num = cros_ec_get_sensor_count(ec); With a malfunctioning EC firmware, it is possible that the `msg->insize` (i.e., `fifo_info_length` in the context) could be clamped in cros_ec_cmd_xfer() because `msg->insize` is greater than `max_response`. int fifo_info_length = sizeof(struct ec_response_motion_sense_fifo_info) + sizeof(u16) * sensorhub->sensor_num; This means the number of read bytes could be less than expected. As a result, the subsequent memcpy() in cros_ec_sensorhub_ring_handler() overreads the `resp->fifo_info` buffer. Check the return value of cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status() and abort if the number of bytes read does not match the expected length.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98604cc8fd2578442f49cd113481e8fc83bc0ad3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86bcfab7dff6f0a61cbe0660e5176e907353141b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e901aaf95828364b05a2120a1bea1a1669bdc9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7780d93ae28f31fe517417c9451255315d1ad584
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0403520cdbcf87e853df9aaa9b518a0684ed38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847a5ba0ac75f609e3f88da905251f7a76179145
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268f46d83875d294d75b68b97a5b79953744598
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ceb2b2324717fa30b44d56ef0c52813e239569

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