---
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:

  sysctl: Check range in  proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax

  Add the range check to do_proc_int_conv_ms_jiffies_minmax that commit
  d174174c6776 ("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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

sysctl: Check range in  proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax

Add the range check to do_proc_int_conv_ms_jiffies_minmax that commit
d174174c6776 ("sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with
functions") incorrectly removed.

## Affected

- `Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4`
- `Linux >= d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380 < 82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4`
- `Linux 7.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.