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]
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History
14 Jul 2026, 16:58
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4576621dc6577f21a032acfd16c3ad61907a5ea7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617eb7c0961a8dfcfc811844a6396e406b2923ea - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff02add34ffd03449b8115904ebe2ec4fed022d4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffbcf31f032eb454ebfd29309f51366fe57f4ac4 - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.29:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-190 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
24 Jun 2026, 17:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-24 17:17
Updated : 2026-07-14 16:58
NVD link : CVE-2026-52948
Mitre link : CVE-2026-52948
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52948
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
