In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: adc: xilinx-ams: fix out-of-bounds channel lookup in event handling

ams_event_to_channel() may return a pointer past the end of
dev->channels when no matching scan_index is found. This can lead
to invalid memory access in ams_handle_event().

Add a bounds check in ams_event_to_channel() and return NULL when
no channel is found. Also guard the caller to safely handle this
case.
Advisories
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8887-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9043-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9066-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CWE-788

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CWE-788

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-788

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-788

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: xilinx-ams: fix out-of-bounds channel lookup in event handling ams_event_to_channel() may return a pointer past the end of dev->channels when no matching scan_index is found. This can lead to invalid memory access in ams_handle_event(). Add a bounds check in ams_event_to_channel() and return NULL when no channel is found. Also guard the caller to safely handle this case.
Title iio: adc: xilinx-ams: fix out-of-bounds channel lookup in event handling
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:44:43.931Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.935Z

Link: CVE-2026-72480

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:22.210

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:19:16.100

Link: CVE-2026-72480

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72480 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-22T05:45:05Z

Weaknesses