# CVE-2026-98434: sysctl: Check range in proc\_dointvec\_ms\_jiffies\_minmax

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380, fixed in 1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4; from d174174c6776a340f5c25aab1ac47a2dd950f380, fixed in 82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4
- Linux: 7.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c23dba51dbf7e86c7c2e617c964be1411329cb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82431877d837a6c2593efd8e66ba28b35a220ca4

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