CVE-2022-48806
eeprom: ee1004: limit i2c reads to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eeprom: ee1004: limit i2c reads to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX Commit effa453168a7 ("i2c: i801: Don't silently correct invalid transfer size") revealed that ee1004_eeprom_read() did not properly limit how many bytes to read at once. In particular, i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() takes the length to read as an u8. If count == 256 after taking into account the offset and page boundary, the cast to u8 overflows. And this is common when user space tries to read the entire EEPROM at once. To fix it, limit each read to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32) bytes, already the maximum length i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() allows.
INFO
Published Date :
July 16, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2025, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected packages to resolve this vulnerability.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.14.263 up to (excluding) 4.15 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.19.226 up to (excluding) 4.20 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4.300 up to (excluding) 4.5 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9.298 up to (excluding) 4.10 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.174 up to (excluding) 5.4.180 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10.94 up to (excluding) 5.10.101 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15.17 up to (excluding) 5.15.24 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16.3 up to (excluding) 5.16.10 Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3937c35493ee2847aaefcfa5460e94b7443eef49 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3937c35493ee2847aaefcfa5460e94b7443eef49 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9443ddeb3754e9e382a396b50adc1961301713ce Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9443ddeb3754e9e382a396b50adc1961301713ce Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5f471ae380f9fcb9756d453c12ca1f8595a93c Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5f471ae380f9fcb9756d453c12ca1f8595a93c Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37960df7eac3cc8094bd1ab84864e9e32c91345 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37960df7eac3cc8094bd1ab84864e9e32c91345 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0689e46be23160d925dca95dfc411f1a0462708 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0689e46be23160d925dca95dfc411f1a0462708 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3937c35493ee2847aaefcfa5460e94b7443eef49 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9443ddeb3754e9e382a396b50adc1961301713ce Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5f471ae380f9fcb9756d453c12ca1f8595a93c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37960df7eac3cc8094bd1ab84864e9e32c91345 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0689e46be23160d925dca95dfc411f1a0462708 -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eeprom: ee1004: limit i2c reads to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX Commit effa453168a7 ("i2c: i801: Don't silently correct invalid transfer size") revealed that ee1004_eeprom_read() did not properly limit how many bytes to read at once. In particular, i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() takes the length to read as an u8. If count == 256 after taking into account the offset and page boundary, the cast to u8 overflows. And this is common when user space tries to read the entire EEPROM at once. To fix it, limit each read to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32) bytes, already the maximum length i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated() allows. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3937c35493ee2847aaefcfa5460e94b7443eef49 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37960df7eac3cc8094bd1ab84864e9e32c91345 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5f471ae380f9fcb9756d453c12ca1f8595a93c [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9443ddeb3754e9e382a396b50adc1961301713ce [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0689e46be23160d925dca95dfc411f1a0462708 [No types assigned]