iio: light: veml6030: fix IIO device retrieval from embedded device
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.5 and later | 5.10.228, 5.15.169, 6.1.114, 6.6.58, 6.11.5, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.5 and later Fixed in 5.10.228, 5.15.169, 6.1.114, 6.6.58, 6.11.5, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 to before 5.10.228; 5.11 to before 5.15.169; 5.16 to before 6.1.114; 6.2 to before 6.6.58; 6.7 to before 6.11.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 to before 5.10.228; 5.11 to before 5.15.169; 5.16 to before 6.1.114; 6.2 to before 6.6.58; 6.7 to before 6.11.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.228, 5.15.169, 6.1.114, 6.6.58, 6.11.5, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqrf-32q3-9249
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf3ab8e1c28f10df0823d4ff312f83c952b06a15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50039aec43a82ad2495f2d0fb0c289c8717b4bb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90518ccd9e10bf6ab29e31994aab93e4a4361
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cbb41abae65626736b8b52cf3b9339612c5a86a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905166531831beb067fffe2bdfc98031ffe89087
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7c44e57750c31de43906d97813273fdffcf7d02
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqrf-32q3-9249 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50198 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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