{"id":"CVE-2026-98434","title":"sysctl: Check range in  proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsysctl: Check range in  proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax\n\nAdd the range check to do_proc_int_conv_ms_jiffies_minmax that commit\nd174174c6776 (\"sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4","Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4","Linux 7.0"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T14:38:19.729Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98434","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.310Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98434","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsysctl: Check range in  proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax\n\nAdd the range check to do_proc_int_conv_ms_jiffies_minmax that commit\nd174174c6776 (\"sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with\nfunctions\") incorrectly removed.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4`\n- `Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4`\n- `Linux 7.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}