CVE-2026-98157
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint() for poll_msec to prevent truncation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint() for poll_msec to prevent truncation The poll_msec sysfs store file uses simple_strtoul() which accepts an unsigned long, but the target field (poll_msec) is unsigned int. On 64-bit systems, a value > UINT_MAX is silently truncated when stored. Fix the mismatch by using kstrtouint() instead. This rejects values larger than UINT_MAX at parse time, making truncation impossible. Also add a check for value < 1 to reject the 0-delay case, which would cause the poll work to spin without delay and consume 100% CPU.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | a60794ee3f453516ab3ed212ba0295ecf890bc8c | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | f856511058c8cb470d6c6c7ce908870adcdc7dc6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | 656e2fe98ac452db4e5b8147d1f33b8c35b4ec4b | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | 541fc6f733b32463cf23277637bb07e2aaa00b53 | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | ea01c061d839b520f385f112908de1c6e3391327 | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | 528052af901d6e6bbfa0e52362a70a58a5dd1e43 | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | 0e022ee4f8e0dc843ba4c80bb75408a7704279af | Unavailable | None listed |
| e27e3dac651771fe3250f6305dee277bce29fc5d | affected | git | 66cc9dec919dd63d8e4b3d386f7aed3ae684e645 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6.23 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 2.6.23 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.271 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.222 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.189 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.158 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.111 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.53 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.2.7 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.2.* | None listed |
| 7.3 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |