# CVE-2026-93199: i3c: master: Do not treat master device as a duplicate target

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.0.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: Do not treat master device as a duplicate target i3c_master_search_i3c_dev_duplicate() searches the bus for another I3C device with the same PID as the reference device. The search can match master->this, causing the controller itself to be returned as a duplicate. Since the controller is not a target device, it cannot be a duplicate of one. Exclude master->this from matching so that the function only returns real duplicate target devices.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3728d90ec66d4ad33d357e7d6e82b02d34e1c99c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2340857fc206e7ebfc50c568fb65c3055e568b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d72a5e9060030a1c205b54157c15a428b741d83f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b25b755d59077dd9484ba1360b8fe6396e5ccfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533faf3d2e67ded0a62b7ba753c0fe993d1dfc26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0cc00957292e353ad46039034cd8f82fc4f8057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150e71808d3715a0deefbb189c780d03fdbdc735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc1b3eeba7991905a5b5b8129ebea51be7d87b7

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