i2c: qup: jump out of the loop in case of timeout
Original logic only sets the return value but doesn't jump out of the
loop if the bus is kept active by a client. This is not expected. A
malicious or buggy i2c client can hang the kernel in this case and
should be avoided. This is observed during a long time test with a
PCA953x GPIO extender.
Fix it by changing the logic to not only sets the return value, but also
jumps out of the loop and return to the caller with -ETIMEDOUT.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4327-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4328-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-25530 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: qup: jump out of the loop in case of timeout Original logic only sets the return value but doesn't jump out of the loop if the bus is kept active by a client. This is not expected. A malicious or buggy i2c client can hang the kernel in this case and should be avoided. This is observed during a long time test with a PCA953x GPIO extender. Fix it by changing the logic to not only sets the return value, but also jumps out of the loop and return to the caller with -ETIMEDOUT. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7879-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7879-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7880-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7879-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7879-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-3 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7910-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7910-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-5 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7933-1 | Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7934-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7938-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000
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Linux
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| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: qup: jump out of the loop in case of timeout Original logic only sets the return value but doesn't jump out of the loop if the bus is kept active by a client. This is not expected. A malicious or buggy i2c client can hang the kernel in this case and should be avoided. This is observed during a long time test with a PCA953x GPIO extender. Fix it by changing the logic to not only sets the return value, but also jumps out of the loop and return to the caller with -ETIMEDOUT. | |
| Title | i2c: qup: jump out of the loop in case of timeout | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T17:40:57.909Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.031Z
Link: CVE-2025-38671
No data.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-22T16:15:42.683
Modified: 2025-11-03T18:16:34.043
Link: CVE-2025-38671
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-08-23T10:55:15Z
No weakness.
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN