Bug 2439896 (CVE-2026-23197) - CVE-2026-23197 kernel: Linux kernel i2c-imx driver: Denial of Service via invalid I2C block data length handling
Summary: CVE-2026-23197 kernel: Linux kernel i2c-imx driver: Denial of Service via inv...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23197
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-02-14 17:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-17 04:06 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-14 17:01:58 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: imx: preserve error state in block data length handler

When a block read returns an invalid length, zero or >I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX,
the length handler sets the state to IMX_I2C_STATE_FAILED. However,
i2c_imx_master_isr() unconditionally overwrites this with
IMX_I2C_STATE_READ_CONTINUE, causing an endless read loop that overruns
buffers and crashes the system.

Guard the state transition to preserve error states set by the length
handler.


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