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]
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.259-258.1043Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfo | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 6, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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