Off-by-one array bounds check in Linux kernel kionix-kx022a driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Linux kernel kionix-kx022a IIO accelerometer driver has an incorrect array bounds check. When it converts a register value to an array index, the check accepts the array size as a valid last index, though the last valid index is one less. An out-of-range index passes, and the array is accessed past its end.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Fix array boundary check The driver performs a sanity check for an array size, when converting a register value to an array index. The check incorrectly accepts the sizeof(array) as a last index, when last valid index should be sizeof(array) - 1. Fix the check by bailing out when index >= sizeof(array).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The Linux kernel is affected from 6.2 and is fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and 7.3. Apply the fixed kernel version for your release branch.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98835
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-rhqh-r6x3-52xx
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@714d8f0b1c616a6a82be87ccb72271b6092773d1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-24 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714d8f0b1c616a6a82be87ccb72271b6092773d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87746be179dca4d94d73d5a323a39a87bb2e90fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c73c1859fa64509aae7e23a6dbd2d5c8a64c05d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22d377178de281d21ddf908d03a8e9fde3339d9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e65412aee4f651d2c9785f542a13e4b44002a75
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhqh-r6x3-52xx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98835 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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