UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50198: Medium severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Q: Who is exposed to this issue?

Systems using the VEML6030 IIO light sensor driver are exposed when software reads the in_illuminance_period_available attribute. The issue is listed for Ubuntu kernel packages including linux, linux-realtime, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-riscv, linux-fips, and linux-azure-fde.

Q: What does an attacker or local user need to do to trigger it?

A local user with low privileges can trigger the fault by attempting to read the affected attribute. No user interaction is required.

Q: What is the practical impact?

Each attempt to read the affected attribute can cause a segmentation fault because the driver retrieves the IIO device incorrectly and obtains a NULL indio_dev pointer. The reported impact is availability loss.

Published Nov 8, 2024

Updated

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 inilluminanceperiodavailableshow function references the device embedded in the IIO device, not in the i2c client. devtoiiodev() must be used to accessthe right data. The current implementation leads to a segmentation fault on every attempt to read the attribute because indiodev 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.

Affected Software

148 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1

5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1

5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2

5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1

5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1

5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1

5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-133.144

5.15.0-133.144

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1078.85

5.15.0-1078.85

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1081.90

5.15.0-1081.90

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1

6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1081.90.1

5.15.0-1081.90.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1077.86

5.15.0-1077.86

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1

6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1075.81

5.15.0-1075.81

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1060.68

5.15.0-1060.68

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1

6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1070.73

5.15.0-1070.73

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1

6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1073.79

5.15.0-1073.79

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1076.81

5.15.0-1076.81

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-133.143

5.15.0-133.143

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1072.73

5.15.0-1072.73

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1

6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1033.33

5.15.0-1033.33

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1021.21

5.15.0-1021.21

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1075.81

5.15.0-1075.81

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1

6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1072.75

5.15.0-1072.75

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1044.48

5.15.0-1044.48

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1060.62

5.15.0-1060.62

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1071.73

5.15.0-1071.73

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1078.86

5.15.0-1078.86

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1

6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1078.85+fips1

5.15.0-1078.85+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1080.89+fips1

5.15.0-1080.89+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-133.144+fips1

5.15.0-133.144+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1077.86+fips1

5.15.0-1077.86+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-56.58

6.8.0-56.58

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1025.27

6.8.0-1025.27

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1025.30

6.8.0-1025.30

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1014.15

6.8.0-1014.15

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1026.28

6.8.0-1026.28

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1021.25

6.8.0-1021.25

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1008.10

6.8.0-1008.10

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1022.22

6.8.0-1022.22

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-56.58.1

6.8.0-56.58.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1024.27

6.8.0-1024.27

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1007.7

6.11.0-1007.7

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1024.27.1

6.8.0-1024.27.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1004.4

6.8.0-1004.4

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1015.15

6.11.0-1015.15

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8<6.8.0-1024.24

6.8.0-1024.24

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1022.23

6.8.0-1022.23

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1028.32

6.8.0-1028.32

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv<6.8.0-56.58.1

6.8.0-56.58.1

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1017.18

6.8.0-1017.18

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2023.24

6.8.0-2023.24

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1018.19

6.8.1-1018.19

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-78.78+fips1

6.8.0-78.78+fips1

Remediation

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Compensating control
In the veml6030 IIO light driver, use dev_to_iio_dev() to retrieve the IIO device from the embedded device in in_illuminance_period_available_show(), instead of assigning indio_dev from the incorrect device pointer.

Event History

Nov 8, 2024

CVE Published

via OSV·06:15 AM

Data Sourced

via OSV·06:15 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is exposed to this issue?

Systems using the VEML6030 IIO light sensor driver are exposed when software reads the in_illuminance_period_available attribute. The issue is listed for Ubuntu kernel packages including linux, linux-realtime, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-riscv, linux-fips, and linux-azure-fde.

What does an attacker or local user need to do to trigger it?

A local user with low privileges can trigger the fault by attempting to read the affected attribute. No user interaction is required.

What is the practical impact?

Each attempt to read the affected attribute can cause a segmentation fault because the driver retrieves the IIO device incorrectly and obtains a NULL indio_dev pointer. The reported impact is availability loss.

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50198: Medium severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Affected Software

Remediation

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What does an attacker or local user need to do to trigger it?

What is the practical impact?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is exposed to this issue?

What does an attacker or local user need to do to trigger it?

What is the practical impact?