GHSA-PG82-JQ9Q-M7PF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-08-22 18:30In 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74685"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-22T16:16:42Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "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.",
"id": "GHSA-pg82-jq9q-m7pf",
"modified": "2026-08-22T18:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-08-22T18:30:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74685"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046e56b53c09375ef39903514496aa5508db9729"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e06c4dba696173982393252a40ceb7dd2eec18"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de58b90a4d1417c15b693eb04c0ce6bc925d84c6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e253dd5f9f6d875a317895bf43ec9534ed7523cb"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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