Kernel crash via unchecked sampling frequency
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Denial of service in the Linux Kernel 7.0 NXP SAR ADC driver allows local users to crash the kernel via a crafted sysfs write. The driver's write_raw path divides by an unchecked sampling_frequency value and can also subtract the conversion time from a smaller cycle count, wrapping inpsamp. Reachability requires the driver to be active and its sampling_frequency attribute to be writable; consequences are a kernel crash or an abnormally large input-sampling value.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in the Linux Kernel 7.0 NXP SAR ADC driver allows local users to crash the kernel via a crafted sysfs write. The driver's write_raw path divides by an unchecked sampling_frequency value and can also subtract the conversion time from a smaller cycle count, wrapping inpsamp. Reachability requires the driver to be active and its sampling_frequency attribute to be writable; consequences are a kernel crash or an abnormally large input-sampling value.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-63935
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-369, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4434072a893e4864519c167947083ff3e4cc2d95 <a9aba21a539c668a66b58eeb08ad3909e5a54c2a
- Affected versionversion=4434072a893e4864519c167947083ff3e4cc2d95 <cb6ea15e7d3c7518f806975a06b7d4c0a26402ea
- Affected versionversion=7.0
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