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Linux Kernel: Clock Reduction in HS200/HS400 Mode Can Break Links
CVE-2025-71200
Summary
A fix has been made to the Linux kernel to prevent the clock speed from being reduced too low when in high-speed data transfer modes. This could cause data loss or corrupted data when transferring files. Affected users should update their Linux kernel to the latest version to ensure this issue is resolved.
Original title
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Prevent illegal clock reduction in HS200/HS400 mode
When operating in HS200 or HS400 timing modes, reduc...
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Prevent illegal clock reduction in HS200/HS400 mode
When operating in HS200 or HS400 timing modes, reducing the clock frequency
below 52MHz will lead to link broken as the Rockchip DWC MSHC controller
requires maintaining a minimum clock of 52MHz in these modes.
Add a check to prevent illegal clock reduction through debugfs:
root@debian:/# echo 50000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/mmc0/clock
root@debian:/# [ 30.090146] mmc0: running CQE recovery
mmc0: cqhci: Failed to halt
mmc0: cqhci: spurious TCN for tag 0
WARNING: drivers/mmc/host/cqhci-core.c:797 at cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818, CPU#1: kworker/1:0H/24
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: kworker/1:0H Not tainted 6.19.0-rc1-00001-g09db0998649d-dirty #204 PREEMPT
Hardware name: Rockchip RK3588 EVB1 V10 Board (DT)
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn
pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818
lr : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818
...
mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Prevent illegal clock reduction in HS200/HS400 mode
When operating in HS200 or HS400 timing modes, reducing the clock frequency
below 52MHz will lead to link broken as the Rockchip DWC MSHC controller
requires maintaining a minimum clock of 52MHz in these modes.
Add a check to prevent illegal clock reduction through debugfs:
root@debian:/# echo 50000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/mmc0/clock
root@debian:/# [ 30.090146] mmc0: running CQE recovery
mmc0: cqhci: Failed to halt
mmc0: cqhci: spurious TCN for tag 0
WARNING: drivers/mmc/host/cqhci-core.c:797 at cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818, CPU#1: kworker/1:0H/24
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: kworker/1:0H Not tainted 6.19.0-rc1-00001-g09db0998649d-dirty #204 PREEMPT
Hardware name: Rockchip RK3588 EVB1 V10 Board (DT)
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn
pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818
lr : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818
...
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3009738a855cf938bbfc9078bec725031ae623a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36be050f21dea7a3a76dff5a031da6274e8ee468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b8a1ca6df4db2ca250e9eeab74e2b0068d69e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de0ad7156036a50982bcb75a080e4af284502be2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2677d6e2bbc5ba2030825522d2afd0542b038a3
Published: 14 Feb 2026 · Updated: 10 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026