SB20250619237 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel iio light driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619237
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50218)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the isl29028_probe() function in drivers/iio/light/isl29028.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06674fc7c003b9d0aa1d37fef7ab2c24802cc6ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/359f3b150eab30805fe0e4e9d616887d7257a625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f0ebfb4b9bfad2326c0b2c3cc7e37f4b9ee9eba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1135205b0affd255510775a27df571aca84ab4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca63d5abf404d2934e2ac03545350de7bb8c8e96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed43fb20d3d1fca9d79db0d5faf4321a4dd58c23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac589fb764699a4bcd288f6656b8cd0408ea968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1888205c0782f287e5dd4ffff1f665332e868c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137