i2c: dev: prevent integer overflow in I2C_TIMEOUT ioctl (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: prevent integer overflow in I2C_TIMEOUT ioctl While fuzzing with Syzkaller, a persistent `schedule_timeout: wrong timeout value` warning was observed, accompanied by SMBus controller state machine corruption. The I2C_TIMEOUT ioctl accepts a user-provided timeout in multiples of 10 ms. The user argument is checked against INT_MAX, but it is subsequently multiplied by 10 before being passed to msecs_to_jiffies(). A malicious user can pass a large value (e.g., 429496729) that passes the `arg > INT_MAX` check but overflows when multiplied by 10. This results in a truncated 32-bit unsigned value that bypasses the internal `(int)m < 0` check in `msecs_to_jiffies()`. The truncated value is then assigned to `client->adapter->timeout` (a signed 32-bit int), which is reinterpreted as a negative number. When passed to wait_for_completion_timeout(), this negative value undergoes sign extension to a 64-bit unsigned long, triggering the `schedule_timeout` warning and causing premature returns. This leaves the SMBus state machine in an unrecoverable state, constituting a local Denial of Service (DoS). Fix this by bounding the user argument to `INT_MAX / 10`. [wsa: move the comment as well]
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff02add34ffd03449b8115904ebe2ec4fed022d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffbcf31f032eb454ebfd29309f51366fe57f4ac4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4576621dc6577f21a032acfd16c3ad61907a5ea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617eb7c0961a8dfcfc811844a6396e406b2923ea
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-38816
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-52948
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1298 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1029 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0862 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.29.1 < 5.10.259cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.210cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.176cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.143cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.94cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.36cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.0.13cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac ; affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < 0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691 ; affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < 943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5 ; affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2 ; affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < ff02add34ffd03449b8115904ebe2ec4fed022d4 ; affected cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d < ffbcf31f032eb454ebfd29309f51366fe57f4ac4 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.29 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.29 ; unaffected 5.10.259 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.210 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.176 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.143 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |