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CVE-2026-23197

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
14/02/2026
Last modified:
19/03/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> i2c: imx: preserve error state in block data length handler<br /> <br /> When a block read returns an invalid length, zero or &gt;I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX,<br /> the length handler sets the state to IMX_I2C_STATE_FAILED. However,<br /> i2c_imx_master_isr() unconditionally overwrites this with<br /> IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE, causing an endless read loop that overruns<br /> buffers and crashes the system.<br /> <br /> Guard the state transition to preserve error states set by the length<br /> handler.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.18.10 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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