CVE-2022-50218

iio: light: isl29028: Fix the warning in isl29028_remove()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: isl29028: Fix the warning in isl29028_remove() The driver use the non-managed form of the register function in isl29028_remove(). To keep the release order as mirroring the ordering in probe, the driver should use non-managed form in probe, too. The following log reveals it: [ 32.374955] isl29028 0-0010: remove [ 32.376861] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000006: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI [ 32.377676] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000030-0x0000000000000037] [ 32.379432] RIP: 0010:kernfs_find_and_get_ns+0x28/0xe0 [ 32.385461] Call Trace: [ 32.385807] sysfs_unmerge_group+0x59/0x110 [ 32.386110] dpm_sysfs_remove+0x58/0xc0 [ 32.386391] device_del+0x296/0xe50 [ 32.386959] cdev_device_del+0x1d/0xd0 [ 32.387231] devm_iio_device_unreg+0x27/0xb0 [ 32.387542] devres_release_group+0x319/0x3d0 [ 32.388162] i2c_device_remove+0x93/0x1f0

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.11 ≤ v < 4.14.2914.11 ≤ v < 4.19.2564.11 ≤ v < 5.10.1374.11 ≤ v < 5.15.614.11 ≤ v < 5.18.184.11 ≤ v < 5.19.24.11 ≤ v < 5.4.2114.11 ≤ v < 6.04.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2564.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2115.11 ≤ v < 5.15.615.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1372db5054ac28d4ab2eaa6c67e2d9f61fa5ba006b84.11
Vendor states this is fixed in 06674fc7c003b9d0aa1d37fef7ab2c24802cc6ad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 359f3b150eab30805fe0e4e9d616887d7257a625 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4f0ebfb4b9bfad2326c0b2c3cc7e37f4b9ee9eba (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a1135205b0affd255510775a27df571aca84ab4b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca63d5abf404d2934e2ac03545350de7bb8c8e96 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ed43fb20d3d1fca9d79db0d5faf4321a4dd58c23 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fac589fb764699a4bcd288f6656b8cd0408ea968 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fb1888205c0782f287e5dd4ffff1f665332e868c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.291 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.256 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.137 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.61 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06674fc7c003b9d0aa1d37fef7ab2c24802cc6ad
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/359f3b150eab30805fe0e4e9d616887d7257a625
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f0ebfb4b9bfad2326c0b2c3cc7e37f4b9ee9eba
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1135205b0affd255510775a27df571aca84ab4b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca63d5abf404d2934e2ac03545350de7bb8c8e96
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed43fb20d3d1fca9d79db0d5faf4321a4dd58c23
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac589fb764699a4bcd288f6656b8cd0408ea968
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1888205c0782f287e5dd4ffff1f665332e868c

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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