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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98157

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint() for poll_msec to prevent truncation The poll...

Original description

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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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1.190-1"}]}]
Debian:13 linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.12.111-1"}]}]
Debian:14 linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.2.7-1"}]}]
Debian:12 linux-6.12
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.12.111-1~deb12u1"}]}]

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