{"cve":"CVE-2026-72479","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:22.093","modified":"2026-08-17T06:19:15.997","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\niio: accel: mma8452: handle I2C read error(s) in mma8452_read()\n\nCurrently, If i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() fails but\nmma8452_set_runtime_pm_state() succeeds, mma8452_read() returns 0.\n\nAs a result, the caller mma8452_read_raw() assumes the read was\nsuccessful and proceeds to use a buffer containing uninitialized\nstack memory.\n\nAdd proper checking of the I2C read return value and propagate errors\nto the caller.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cddef80a180af74c33d2f26c962ce92b60fded4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdff291d20c31b365d9ddfe9c426fbfb41da5bb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b488055e81d9faaaf2f8aaff45f9944040ac4493","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4932fc325e84a3233413daf230b043818c8a824","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed69f8a10b82989ad732ace0fb43a9fb4e7fe35"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72479","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12516,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}