In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus_atk0110) Check package count before accessing element atk_ec_present() walks the management group package returned by the GGRP ACPI method and, for each sub-package, reads its first element: id = &obj->package.elements[0]; if (id->type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) without checking that the sub-package is non-empty. ACPICA allocates the element array with exactly package.count entries, so for a sub-package with a zero count this reads past the allocation. The sibling function atk_debugfs_ggrp_open() performs the same access but skips empty packages with a package.count check first. Add the same check to atk_ec_present() so a malformed firmware package cannot trigger an out-of-bounds read.
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CVE-2026-80593 is a bounds-checking vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASUS ATK0110 hwmon driver that fails to validate package element counts before memory access. The vulnerability exists in the atk_ec_present() function, which processes ACPI management group packages without verifying that sub-packages contain elements before accessing the first element. This can lead to out-of-bounds memory reads on systems running vulnerable kernel versions with ASUS hardware monitoring enabled. The impact affects Linux systems with ASUS motherboards that rely on the ATK0110 ACPI interface for hardware monitoring, potentially exposing sensitive kernel memory or causing denial of service through system crashes.
While CVE-2026-80593 currently has no mapped MITRE ATT&CK techniques or matching Casky skills, practitioners using Casky's platform would typically detect this class of vulnerability through security code analysis patterns that identify unsafe memory access patterns—specifically insufficient validation before array or buffer operations. A practitioner monitoring this vulnerability would focus on kernel-level defensive measures: ensuring kernel updates are applied promptly, validating ACPI firmware implementations, and monitoring system logs for crashes or unexpected behavior originating from hwmon driver interactions. Though Casky's current 754 mapped security skills don't specifically address this particular driver vulnerability, the underlying detection principle—validating data structure counts before access—remains a critical defensive programming pattern across memory safety and input validation domains.
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