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opt3001 driver
About this tag
The opt3001 driver tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Linux kernel driver for Texas Instruments' OPT3001 ambient-light sensor. Recent content highlights CVE-2025-37968, a vulnerability involving a race condition and deadlock in the driver's threaded IRQ path. Microsoft's Security Response Center has noted that the Azure Linux distribution includes this affected component. The tag is relevant for users interested in Linux kernel driver bugs, security vulnerabilities, and Microsoft's attestation regarding open-source components in Azure Linux.
A recently assigned vulnerability, CVE-2025-37968, stems from a subtle race-condition bug inside the Linux kernel driver for Texas Instruments’ OPT3001 ambient‑light sensor (driver: drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c). The flaw can cause a kernel‑level deadlock when the driver's threaded IRQ path reads...