Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i2c: riic: Move suspend handling to NOIRQ phase
Commit 53326135d0e0 ("i2c: riic: Add suspend/resume support") added
suspend support for the Renesas I2C driver and following this change
on RZ/G3E the following WARNING is seen on entering suspend ...
[ 134.275704] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds)
[ 134.285536] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 134.290298] i2c i2c-2: Transfer while suspended
[ 134.295174] WARNING: drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h:56 at __i2c_smbus_xfer+0x1e4/0x214, CPU#0: systemd-sleep/388
[ 134.365507] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 134.368485] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK version 2 based on r9a09g047e57 (DT)
[ 134.375961] pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 134.382935] pc : __i2c_smbus_xfer+0x1e4/0x214
[ 134.387329] lr : __i2c_smbus_xfer+0x1e4/0x214
[ 134.391717] sp : ffff800083f23860
[ 134.395040] x29: ffff800083f23860 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff800082ed5d60
[ 134.402226] x26: 0000001f4395fd74 x25: 0000000000000007 x24: 0000000000000001
[ 134.409408] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 000000000000006f x21: ffff800083f23936
[ 134.416589] x20: ffff0000c090e140 x19: ffff0000c090e0d0 x18: 0000000000000006
[ 134.423771] x17: 6f63657320313030 x16: 2e30206465737061 x15: ffff800083f23280
[ 134.430953] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffff800082b16ce8 x12: 0000000000000f09
[ 134.438134] x11: 0000000000000503 x10: ffff800082b6ece8 x9 : ffff800082b16ce8
[ 134.445315] x8 : 00000000ffffefff x7 : ffff800082b6ece8 x6 : 80000000fffff000
[ 134.452495] x5 : 0000000000000504 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
[ 134.459672] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff0000c9ee9e80
[ 134.466851] Call trace:
[ 134.469311] __i2c_smbus_xfer+0x1e4/0x214 (P)
[ 134.473715] i2c_smbus_xfer+0xbc/0x120
[ 134.477507] i2c_smbus_read_byte_data+0x4c/0x84
[ 134.482077] isl1208_i2c_read_time+0x44/0x178 [rtc_isl1208]
[ 134.487703] isl1208_rtc_read_time+0x14/0x20 [rtc_isl1208]
[ 134.493226] __rtc_read_time+0x44/0x88
[ 134.497012] rtc_read_time+0x3c/0x68
[ 134.500622] rtc_suspend+0x9c/0x170
The warning is triggered because I2C transfers can still be attempted
while the controller is already suspended, due to inappropriate ordering
of the system sleep callbacks.
If the controller is autosuspended, there is no way to wake it up once
runtime PM disabled (in suspend_late()). During system resume, the I2C
controller will be available only after runtime PM is re-enabled
(in resume_early()). However, this may be too late for some devices.
Wake up the controller in the suspend() callback while runtime PM is
still enabled. The I2C controller will remain available until the
suspend_noirq() callback (pm_runtime_force_suspend()) is called. During
resume, the I2C controller can be restored by the resume_noirq() callback
(pm_runtime_force_resume()). Finally, the resume() callback re-enables
autosuspend. As a result, the I2C controller can remain available until
the system enters suspend_noirq() and from resume_noirq().
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 | 6.12.67 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.18.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.69-1 | DSA-6126-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1 | USN-8604-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1 | USN-8605-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1 | USN-8570-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-41.41~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1031.31 | USN-8669-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1030.30 | USN-8594-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3 | USN-8570-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +20 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1 | USN-8570-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20873-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-rt +11 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 |
Advisories 12
- WID-SEC-2026-0324 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- USN-8604-1 linux-azure-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8669-1 linux-nvidia-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8570-1 linux-gcp-6.17, linux-realtime-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8570-2 linux-oracle-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8594-1 linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 6, 2026
- USN-8605-1 linux-azure-fde-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20873-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 28, 2026
- DSA-6126-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026