CVE-2024-26978 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference17 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+8 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 1
Latest updateJul 4

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 err…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages13 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.5 — 5.10.215+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.216-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-35.35

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2024-07-04
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OSV
linux-azure, linux-gke vulnerabilities↗2024-06-14
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OSV
linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2024-06-11
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OSV
linux, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2024-06-07
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OSV
linux-aws, linux-gcp vulnerabilities↗2024-06-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2024-07-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-06-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities↗2024-06-11
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-06-07
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-06-07
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2024-26978 kernel: serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation↗2024-05-01
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