CVE-2024-26978

May 1, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

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Linux kernel

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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CVE-2024-26978 details

Published : May 1, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified : May 1, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation When trying to instantiate a max14830 device from userspace: echo max14830 0x60 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device we get the following error: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address... ... Call trace: max310x_i2c_probe+0x48/0x170 [max310x] i2c_device_probe+0x150/0x2a0 ... Add check for validity of devtype to prevent the error, and abort probe with a meaningful error message.

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