Medium severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-52948
i2c: dev: prevent integer overflow in I2C_TIMEOUT ioctl
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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]
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.29.1 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac; cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before 0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691; cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before 943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5; cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2; cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before ff02add34ffd03449b8115904ebe2ec4fed022d4; cd97f39b7cdf1c8a9c9f52865eec795b7f0c811d before ffbcf31f032eb454ebfd29309f51366fe57f4ac4; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52948
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52948
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88ecfbc9dc33b4db8836c37b50cf174e6c0691
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4576621dc6577f21a032acfd16c3ad61907a5ea7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617eb7c0961a8dfcfc811844a6396e406b2923ea
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943e318eedbeaeea08ece3f5dd44c982f4ed2ef5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6ef734016912653a909477fb30aeb66c98b3a2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ffd5f5050fbb199d270a85614cd27ebed6fbac
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