CVE-2026-31690

firmware: thead: Fix buffer overflow and use standard endian macros

Published Apr 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firmware: thead: Fix buffer overflow and use standard endian macros

Addresses two issues in the TH1520 AON firmware protocol driver:

1. Fix a potential buffer overflow where the code used unsafe pointer
arithmetic to access the 'mode' field through the 'resource' pointer
with an offset. This was flagged by Smatch static checker as:
"buffer overflow 'data' 2 <= 3"

2. Replace custom RPC_SET_BE* and RPC_GET_BE* macros with standard
kernel endianness conversion macros (cpu_to_be16, etc.) for better
portability and maintainability.

The functionality was re-tested with the GPU power-up sequence,
confirming the GPU powers up correctly and the driver probes
successfully.

[ 12.702370] powervr ffef400000.gpu: [drm] loaded firmware
powervr/rogue_36.52.104.182_v1.fw
[ 12.711043] powervr ffef400000.gpu: [drm] FW version v1.0 (build
6645434 OS)
[ 12.719787] [drm] Initialized powervr 1.0.0 for ffef400000.gpu on
minor 0

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: thead: Fix buffer overflow and use standard endian macros Addresses two issues in the TH1520 AON firmware protocol driver: 1. Fix a potential buffer overflow where the code used unsafe pointer arithmetic to access the 'mode' field through the 'resource' pointer with an offset. This was flagged by Smatch static checker as: "buffer overflow 'data' 2 <= 3" 2. Replace custom RPC_SET_BE* and RPC_GET_BE* macros with standard kernel endianness conversion macros (cpu_to_be16, etc.) for better portability and maintainability. The functionality was re-tested with the GPU power-up sequence, confirming the GPU powers up correctly and the driver probes successfully. [ 12.702370] powervr ffef400000.gpu: [drm] loaded firmware powervr/rogue_36.52.104.182_v1.fw [ 12.711043] powervr ffef400000.gpu: [drm] FW version v1.0 (build 6645434 OS) [ 12.719787] [drm] Initialized powervr 1.0.0 for ffef400000.gpu on minor 0
Title firmware: thead: Fix buffer overflow and use standard endian macros
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 10:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2026, 3:48 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 27, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Public date
Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM