FKIE_CVE-2026-74685

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 16:16 - Updated: 2026-08-22 16:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ltc4282) Clamp negative current limits When a negative value is passed to ltc4282_write_curr(), the signed long val is cast directly to u64: drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c:ltc4282_write_curr() { /* need to pass it in millivolt */ u32 in = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL((u64)val * st->rsense, DECA * MICRO); ... } This cast converts negative inputs into large positive values. The subsequent division result overflows the u32 in variable, truncating to a pseudo-random positive value. When this is passed to ltc4282_write_voltage_byte(), it is clamped to the maximum limit instead of zero. Clamp val to 0 and to the maximum supported upper limit before the cast and assign the result to a 64-bit temporary variable before the division to avoid the underflow and an also possible overflow.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046e56b53c09375ef39903514496aa5508db9729
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e06c4dba696173982393252a40ceb7dd2eec18
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de58b90a4d1417c15b693eb04c0ce6bc925d84c6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e253dd5f9f6d875a317895bf43ec9534ed7523cb
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: (ltc4282) Clamp negative current limits\n\nWhen a negative value is passed to ltc4282_write_curr(), the signed long\nval is cast directly to u64:\n\ndrivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c:ltc4282_write_curr() {\n        /* need to pass it in millivolt */\n        u32 in = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL((u64)val * st-\u003ersense, DECA * MICRO);\n        ...\n}\n\nThis cast converts negative inputs into large positive values. The\nsubsequent division result overflows the u32 in variable, truncating\nto a pseudo-random positive value. When this is passed to\nltc4282_write_voltage_byte(), it is clamped to the maximum limit instead\nof zero.\n\nClamp val to 0 and to the maximum supported upper limit before the cast\nand assign the result to a 64-bit temporary variable before the division\nto avoid the underflow and an also possible overflow."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-74685",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-22T16:16:42.870",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:16:42.870",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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