# CVE-2024-42242: mmc: sdhci: Fix max\_seg\_size for 64KiB PAGE\_SIZE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-07 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: sdhci: Fix max_seg_size for 64KiB PAGE_SIZE blk_queue_max_segment_size() ensured: if (max_size < PAGE_SIZE) max_size = PAGE_SIZE; whereas: blk_validate_limits() makes it an error: if (WARN_ON_ONCE(lim->max_segment_size < PAGE_SIZE)) return -EINVAL; The change from one to the other, exposed sdhci which was setting maximum segment size too low in some circumstances. Fix the maximum segment size when it is too low.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf78b1accef46efd9b624967cb74ae8d3c215a2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63d20a94f24fc1cbaf44d0e7c0e0a8077fde0aef

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