[PATCH 2/3] hwmon: (ltc4282) Clamp negative current limits
Guenter Roeck <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:57:20 -0700
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-hwmon |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
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.
Reported-by: Sashiko <[email protected]>
Fixes: cbc29538dbf7d ("hwmon: Add driver for LTC4282")
Cc: Nuno Sa <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <[email protected]>
---
drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c b/drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c
index bb7f6727c44d..bb1bcb369016 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ltc4282.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include <linux/hwmon.h>
#include <linux/i2c.h>
#include <linux/math.h>
+#include <linux/math64.h>
#include <linux/minmax.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/regmap.h>
@@ -929,8 +930,11 @@ static int ltc4282_curr_reset_hist(struct ltc4282_state *st)
static int ltc4282_write_curr(struct ltc4282_state *st, u32 attr,
long val)
{
+ s32 ulimit = min_t(u64, INT_MAX,
+ div_u64((u64)INT_MAX * DECA * MICRO, st->rsense));
+ u64 val64 = clamp(val, 0, ulimit);
/* need to pass it in millivolt */
- u32 in = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL((u64)val * st->rsense, DECA * MICRO);
+ u32 in = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL(val64 * st->rsense, DECA * MICRO);
switch (attr) {
case hwmon_curr_max:
--
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