Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2026· Updated Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-98157
CVE-2026-98157
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint() for poll_msec to prevent truncation
The poll_msec sysfs store file uses simple_strtoul() which accepts an unsigned long, but the target field (poll_msec) is unsigned int. On 64-bit systems, a value > UINT_MAX is silently truncated when stored.
Fix the mismatch by using kstrtouint() instead. This rejects values larger than UINT_MAX at parse time, making truncation impossible. Also add a check for value < 1 to reject the 0-delay case, which would cause the poll work to spin without delay and consume 100% CPU.
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Affected products
5- osv-coords2 versions
>= 2.6.23, < 5.10.271+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.23, < 5.10.271
- (no CPE)range: < 7.2.9-1.1
Patches
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References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e022ee4f8e0dc843ba4c80bb75408a7704279afnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/528052af901d6e6bbfa0e52362a70a58a5dd1e43nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/541fc6f733b32463cf23277637bb07e2aaa00b53nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/656e2fe98ac452db4e5b8147d1f33b8c35b4ec4bnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cc9dec919dd63d8e4b3d386f7aed3ae684e645nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a60794ee3f453516ab3ed212ba0295ecf890bc8cnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c061d839b520f385f112908de1c6e3391327nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f856511058c8cb470d6c6c7ce908870adcdc7dc6nvdPatch
News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together on September 25, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Sep 25, 2026