CVE-2026-64275
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: elan_i2c - prevent division by zero and arithmetic underflow The Elan I2C touchpad driver queries the device for its physical dimensions and trace counts to calculate the device…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: elan_i2c - prevent division by zero and arithmetic underflow The Elan I2C touchpad driver queries the device for its physical dimensions and trace counts to calculate the device resolution and width. However, if the device firmware or device tree provides invalid zero values for x_traces or y_traces, it results in a fatal division-by-zero exception leading to a kernel panic during device probe. Add checks to ensure these parameters are non-zero before performing the division. If invalid trace values are detected, fall back to a safe default of 1. Additionally, prevent an arithmetic underflow in the touch reporting logic. Previously, if the calculated or fallback width was smaller than ETP_FWIDTH_REDUCE (90), the subtraction would underflow, resulting in a massive unsigned integer being reported to userspace. Clamp the adjusted width to a minimum of 0 to safely handle small physical dimensions and fallback scenarios. Completing the probe with safe fallback values ensures the sysfs nodes are created, keeping the firmware update path intact so a recovery firmware can be flashed to the device.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e0317c256c560d8dcce2e9825eb6142ee34611Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f281ff0163a38fdc4cb4061f0c241e643283a5ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59d4cc5e7a9785e4bdc9c55273274c6b49d4b58dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bac57d8fe2a077b8a85b4140eeb7999078158ebPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1db3418a419e788691746b9c47f863c2fd4890Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2b818fa009c10ff6ba875a1663ff001cda9558Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d10af2036d1d4a847a74fe47ebbf93bce3c84cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb4866a42ec94764c7eb58012256f6f37664727Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.