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CVE-2026-74685— hwmon: (ltc4282) Clamp negative current limits

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.9版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于ltc4282驱动中负电流限制值处理不当，负值直接转换为u64导致整数溢出，可能使电流限制被错误钳制到最大值。

AI Predicted 3.3 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.21% · P10

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0< 60e06c4dba696173982393252a40ceb7dd2eec18 affected
cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0< de58b90a4d1417c15b693eb04c0ce6bc925d84c6 affected
cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0< 046e56b53c09375ef39903514496aa5508db9729 affected
cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0< e253dd5f9f6d875a317895bf43ec9534ed7523cb affected
6.9 affected
< 6.9 unaffected
6.12.104≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.18.45≤ 6.18.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-74685

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Vulnerability Title
hwmon: (ltc4282) Clamp negative current limits
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.9版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于ltc4282驱动中负电流限制值处理不当，负值直接转换为u64导致整数溢出，可能使电流限制被错误钳制到最大值。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux cbc29538dbf7d7400f1ffc5dd5713e6a551463a0 ~ 60e06c4dba696173982393252a40ceb7dd2eec18 -
Linux Linux 6.9 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-74685 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-22 · 149 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74612 10.0 CRITICAL veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment
CVE-2026-74705 10.0 CRITICAL udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation
CVE-2026-74628 9.8 CRITICAL net/x25: fix use-after-free of the socket by its timers
CVE-2026-74688 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: clear control chunk transport if it is being removed
CVE-2026-74617 9.8 CRITICAL dibs: initialise dibs->lock in dibs_dev_alloc()
CVE-2026-74616 9.8 CRITICAL xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom
CVE-2026-74611 9.8 CRITICAL tls: rx: restore msg_iter before TLS 1.3 optimistic retry
CVE-2026-74608 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_try_adding_channels()
CVE-2026-74723 9.8 CRITICAL btrfs: lzo: reject inline extents without valid headers
CVE-2026-74727 9.8 CRITICAL ovpn: skip rehash for peers already removed from by_id
CVE-2026-74662 9.8 CRITICAL inet: frags: publish queues before arming timer
CVE-2026-74597 9.8 CRITICAL ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6ip6_err()
CVE-2026-74730 9.8 CRITICAL NFS: Pin the 'struct nfs_server' during a FREE_STATEID call
CVE-2026-74591 9.8 CRITICAL mm/filemap: __filemap_add_folio() restore index before retrying
CVE-2026-74669 9.8 CRITICAL ipvs: clear IPv4 options after rebasing tunnel ICMP errors
CVE-2026-74588 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: keep chunk->transport in step with the list it is queued on
CVE-2026-74587 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: fix use-after-free of cached ASCONF chunk
CVE-2026-74586 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: clear new_transport when removing a peer
CVE-2026-74712 9.3 CRITICAL vdpa/mlx5: Fix buffer length in create_direct_keys()
CVE-2026-74665 9.1 CRITICAL net: fix skb length accounting after generic XDP frag adjustment

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