time/namespace: Validate nanosecond field in proc_timens_set_offset()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: time/namespace: Validate nanosecond field in proc_timens_set_offset() The function validates tv_sec to be within [-KTIME_SEC_MAX, KTIME_SEC_MAX] but never validates that tv_nsec is within the valid range of [0, NSEC_PER_SEC-1] before using it in timespec64_add(). timespec64_add() expects both timespec64 structures to have normalized values with tv_nsec in the range [0, 999999999]. If off->val.tv_nsec contains invalid values (negative or >= NSEC_PER_SEC), it could lead to incorrect calculations or unexpected behavior. Add validation to ensure tv_nsec is within the valid range before performing the addition.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.191, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 6.6.160, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-93146
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 03:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
time/namespace: Validate nanosecond field in proc_timens_set_offset()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:11 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: time/namespace: Validate nanosecond field in proc_timens_set_offset() The function validates tv_sec to be within [-KTIME_SEC_MAX, KTIME_SEC_MAX] but never validates that tv_nsec is within the valid range of [0, NSEC_PER_SEC-1] before using it in timespec64_add(). timespec64_add() expects both timespec64 structures to have normalized values with tv_nsec in the range [0, 999999999]. If off->val.tv_nsec contains invalid values (negative or >= NSEC_PER_SEC), it could lead to incorrect calculations or unexpected behavior. Add validation to ensure tv_nsec is within the valid range before performing the addition.
osv:CVE-2026-93146
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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