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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `hwmon` subsystem, specifically within the `ltc4282` driver. When a negative value is passed to the `ltc4282_write_curr()` function, an incorrect type cast converts this input into a large positive value. This leads to an integer overflow, causing the current limit to be set to a pseudo-random positive value instead of being correctly clamped to zero. This vulnerability could result in unexpected hardware behavior or a denial of service.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74685 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74685 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082232-CVE-2026-74685-e28b@gregkh/T