In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: light: veml6030: fix IIO device retrieval from embedded device
The dev pointer that is received as an argument in the in_illuminance_period_available_show function references the device embedded in the IIO device, not in the i2c client.
dev_to_iio_dev() must be used to accessthe right data. The current implementation leads to a segmentation fault on every attempt to read the attribute because indio_dev gets a NULL assignment.
This bug has been present since the first appearance of the driver, apparently since the last version (V6) before getting applied. A constant attribute was used until then, and the last modifications might have not been tested again.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 |
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linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-134-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspi | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 8, 2024 |
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