Linux Kernel up to 6.1.128/6.6.75/6.12.12/6.13.1 v4l2_i2c_subdev_init state issue

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.128/6.6.75/6.12.12/6.13.1. Affected by this issue is the function v4l2_i2c_subdev_init. Performing a manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-58054. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.128/6.6.75/6.12.12/6.13.1. This affects the function v4l2_i2c_subdev_init. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: media: max96712: fix kernel oops when removing module The following kernel oops is thrown when trying to remove the max96712 module: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00007375746174db Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000010af89000 [00007375746174db] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: crct10dif_ce polyval_ce mxc_jpeg_encdec flexcan snd_soc_fsl_sai snd_soc_fsl_asoc_card snd_soc_fsl_micfil dwc_mipi_csi2 imx_csi_formatter polyval_generic v4l2_jpeg imx_pcm_dma can_dev snd_soc_imx_audmux snd_soc_wm8962 snd_soc_imx_card snd_soc_fsl_utils max96712(C-) rpmsg_ctrl rpmsg_char pwm_fan fuse [last unloaded: imx8_isi] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 754 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G C 6.12.0-rc6-06364-g327fec852c31 #17 Tainted: [C]=CRAP Hardware name: NXP i.MX95 19X19 board (DT) pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : led_put+0x1c/0x40 lr : v4l2_subdev_put_privacy_led+0x48/0x58 sp : ffff80008699bbb0 x29: ffff80008699bbb0 x28: ffff00008ac233c0 x27: 0000000000000000 x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff000080cf1170 x22: ffff00008b53bd00 x21: ffff8000822ad1c8 x20: ffff000080ff5c00 x19: ffff00008b53be40 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000004 x13: ffff0000800f8010 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: ffff000082acf5c0 x10: ffff000082acf478 x9 : ffff0000800f8010 x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 7f7f7f7f7f7f7f7f x6 : fefefeff6364626d x5 : 8080808000000000 x4 : 0000000000000020 x3 : 00000000553a3dc1 x2 : ffff00008ac233c0 x1 : ffff00008ac233c0 x0 : ff00737574617473 Call trace: led_put+0x1c/0x40 v4l2_subdev_put_privacy_led+0x48/0x58 v4l2_async_unregister_subdev+0x2c/0x1a4 max96712_remove+0x1c/0x38 [max96712] i2c_device_remove+0x2c/0x9c device_remove+0x4c/0x80 device_release_driver_internal+0x1cc/0x228 driver_detach+0x4c/0x98 bus_remove_driver+0x6c/0xbc driver_unregister+0x30/0x60 i2c_del_driver+0x54/0x64 max96712_i2c_driver_exit+0x18/0x1d0 [max96712] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x1a4/0x290 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x10c el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc0/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x34/0xd8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 Code: f9000bf3 aa0003f3 f9402800 f9402000 (f9403400) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- This happens because in v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(), the i2c_set_cliendata() is called again and the data is overwritten to point to sd, instead of priv. So, in remove(), the wrong pointer is passed to v4l2_async_unregister_subdev(), leading to a crash.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-58054 since 03/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/23/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232263 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-58054), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2 or 6.14-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3311c5395e7322298b659b8addc704b39fb3a59c/dfde3d63afbaae664c4d36e53cfb4045d5374561/278a98f6d8a7bbe1110433b057333536e4490edf/1556b9149b81cc549c13f5e56e81e89404d8a666/ee1b5046d5cd892a0754ab982aeaaad3702083a5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (232263), EUVD (EUVD-2024-54045) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1439). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• SUSE Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.128
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
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• 6.6.13
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• 6.6.25
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• 6.6.28
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• 6.6.31
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• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
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• 6.6.46
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• 6.6.54
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• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
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• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.6.66
• 6.6.67
• 6.6.68
• 6.6.69
• 6.6.70
• 6.6.71
• 6.6.72
• 6.6.73
• 6.6.74
• 6.6.75
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.13.0
• 6.13.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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