CVE-2026-23197 (GCVE-0-2026-23197)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-14 16:27 – Updated: 2026-02-14 16:27
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Title
i2c: imx: preserve error state in block data length handler
Summary
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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Linux Linux Affected: 5f5c2d4579ca6836f5604cca979debd68ecfe23f , < 3f9b508b3eecc00a243edf320bd83834d6a9b482 (git)
Affected: 5f5c2d4579ca6836f5604cca979debd68ecfe23f , < b126097b0327437048bd045a0e4d273dea2910dd (git)
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    Linux Linux Affected: 6.13
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.13 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.10 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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