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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: stub: Reject I2C block transfers with invalid length The I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA case in stub_xfer() uses data->block[0] as the transfer length. The existing check only clamps it to avoid overrunning the chip->words[256] register array, but does not validate it against I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32), which is the limit of the union i2c_smbus_data.block buffer (34 bytes total). The driver is a development/test tool (CONFIG_I2C_STUB=m, not built by default) that must be loaded with a chip_addr= parameter. A local user with access to /dev/i2c-* can issue an I2C_SMBUS ioctl with I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA and data->block[0] > 32, causing stub_xfer() to read or write past the end of the union i2c_smbus_data.block buffer: BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in stub_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c:223) Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800abcfd92 by task exploit/81 Call Trace: <TASK> stub_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-stub.c:223) __i2c_smbus_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c:593) i2c_smbus_xfer (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c:536) i2cdev_ioctl_smbus (drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c:391) i2cdev_ioctl (drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c:478) __x64_sys_ioctl (fs/ioctl.c:583) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) </TASK> The bug exists because i2c-stub implements .smbus_xfer directly, bypassing the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX validation in i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated(). The I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA case in the same function correctly validates against I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX, but the I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA case does not. Fix by rejecting transfers with data->block[0] == 0 or data->block[0] > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX with -EINVAL, consistent with both the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA case in the same function and the I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA validation in i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated().
Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072052-CVE-2026-64191-42fe@gregkh/T
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2026:59737 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59737
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Via RHSA-2026:59723 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2026:59821 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59821
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Via RHSA-2026:65710 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65710
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Via RHSA-2026:65711 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65711
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Via RHSA-2026:65709 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65709
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Via RHSA-2026:65708 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65708