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Linux Linux — i2c: rtl9300: Fix out-of-bounds bug in rtl9300_i2c_smbus_xfer
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0015 5.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux c366be720235301fdadf67e6f1ea6ff32669c074 – —
Linux 6.13 – 6.16.4
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Sep 5 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-39680 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i2c: rtl9300: Fix out-of-bounds bug in rtl9300_i2c_smbus_xfer
The data->block[0] variable comes from user. Without proper check,
the variable may be very large to cause an out-of-bounds bug.
Fix this bug by checking the value of data->block[0] first.
1. commit 39244cc75482 ("i2c: ismt: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in
ismt_access()")
2. commit 92fbb6d1296f ("i2c: xgene-slimpro: Fix out-of-bounds bug in
xgene_slimpro_i2c_xfer()")
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 5, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-39680 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | c366be720235301fdadf67e6f1ea6ff32669c074 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.13 | 6.16.4 |
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