CVE-2026-93199
kernel: i3c: master: Do not treat master device as a duplicate target
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2026
Updated · October 14, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's I3C master driver. The i3c_master_search_i3c_dev_duplicate() function, which is designed to identify duplicate I3C target devices, could incorrectly identify the I3C master controller itself as a duplicate. This occurs because the function matches the controller's Process ID (PID) during its search. This incorrect identification could lead to unexpected behavior in the I3C bus operation.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-1025 · Comparison Using Wrong Factors