pmbus regulator

  1. CVE-2026-31486: Mutex + worker redesign fixes PMBus regulator race in Linux

    The Linux kernel has a new CVE tied to a subtle but important synchronization bug in the PMBus regulator path, and this one is a good example of how a seemingly narrow race condition can ripple into broader reliability concerns. CVE-2026-31486 covers a fix in hwmon: (pmbus/core) Protect...
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  2. CVE-2026-31486: Linux PMBus Deadlock Fix Shows Concurrency Matters

    CVE-2026-31486 is a useful reminder that some of the most serious Linux kernel bugs are not glamorous memory-corruption exploits but plain old synchronization failures that can still destabilize a system. In this case, the flaw sits in the hwmon pmbus/core path, where regulator voltage...
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