CVE-2026-23323
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's macsmc-hwmon driver, which is responsible for managing hardware monitoring on Apple Silicon systems. Incorrect sensor population logic could lead to out-of-bounds memory access or data corruption. Additionally, a flaw in the float conversion routines could result in incorrect values being written to the System Management Controller (SMC), a subsystem that controls hardware functions. These issues could lead to system instability or unreliable manual fan control.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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