# CVE-2026-98678: iio: adc: ad4030: fix invalid oversampling_ratio validation

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel crash by passing invalid values to the AD4030 ADC driver due to missing input validation before logarithm calculation.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-98678, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98678, GHSA-m2wg-6jmr-mfrp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98678

## What is CVE-2026-98678?

CVE-2026-98678 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: adc: ad4030: fix invalid oversampling_ratio validation

In ad4030_set_avg_frame_len(), the logarithm is calculated before input
validation. Passing zero or negative values leads to an undefined result
from ilog2().

Validate that the input is strictly positive prior to computing its
logarithm.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98678?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-98678?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-98678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-98678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-98678 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98678

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.