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

HID: picolcd: prevent NULL pointer dereference in picolcd_send_and_wait()

In picolcd_send_and_wait(), an integer overflow of the signed loop counter
'k' can theoretically lead to a NULL pointer dereference of 'raw_data'.
If the loop executes more than INT_MAX times, 'k' becomes negative,
making the condition 'k < size' true even when 'size' is 0.

Change the type of 'k' to 'unsigned int' to prevent the overflow and
eliminate the out-of-bounds access.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static
analysis tool.

[[email protected]: extended hash length]
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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-190

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-476

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: picolcd: prevent NULL pointer dereference in picolcd_send_and_wait() In picolcd_send_and_wait(), an integer overflow of the signed loop counter 'k' can theoretically lead to a NULL pointer dereference of 'raw_data'. If the loop executes more than INT_MAX times, 'k' becomes negative, making the condition 'k < size' true even when 'size' is 0. Change the type of 'k' to 'unsigned int' to prevent the overflow and eliminate the out-of-bounds access. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static analysis tool. [[email protected]: extended hash length]
Title HID: picolcd: prevent NULL pointer dereference in picolcd_send_and_wait()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:48:30.362Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.772Z

Link: CVE-2026-80605

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:44.450

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:44.450

Link: CVE-2026-80605

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-80605 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T05:45:04Z

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