# CVE-2026-98661: iio: light: rohm-bu27034: Fix infinite delay on error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e52afbd61039e2c5a4e611e23b4aa963d34a4aef, fixed in 050482f958521d80603e88d5c3a59872528ec13c; from e52afbd61039e2c5a4e611e23b4aa963d34a4aef, fixed in 10a958e76c737c19576e1097c49f210eb99b94bf; from e52afbd61039e2c5a4e611e23b4aa963d34a4aef, fixed in 6a27402a8ff1f63464557c5274a4115b60ea1f2f; from e52afbd61039e2c5a4e611e23b4aa963d34a4aef, fixed in 8065a6c02f629187131f3136bedb26f9080e3cca
- Linux: 6.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.4.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: rohm-bu27034: Fix infinite delay on error When reading an integration-time fails, the code will use error code to compute the sleep time. Fix this by using the smallest integration time as a default if reading fails.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/050482f958521d80603e88d5c3a59872528ec13c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a958e76c737c19576e1097c49f210eb99b94bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a27402a8ff1f63464557c5274a4115b60ea1f2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8065a6c02f629187131f3136bedb26f9080e3cca

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