CVE-2026-52948

i2c: dev: prevent integer overflow in I2C_TIMEOUT ioctl

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2026 at 04:26 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 02:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

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]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.29.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2595.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2105.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1766.13 ≤ v < 6.18.366.19 ≤ v < 7.0.136.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1436.7 ≤ v < 6.12.942.6.292.6.29 rc72.6.29 rc87.17.1 rc17.1 rc2cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d
Vendor states this is fixed in 0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4576621dc6577f21a032acfd16c3ad61907a5ea7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 617eb7c0961a8dfcfc811844a6396e406b2923ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff02add34ffd03449b8115904ebe2ec4fed022d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ffbcf31f032eb454ebfd29309f51366fe57f4ac4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.29 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.259 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.94 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.36 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.143 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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