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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26978
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26978
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.149-2, 5.10.84-1, 5.10.106-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.38-2, 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1, 6.1.38-3 |
Timeline
- May 1, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated