AZL-42222
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-42222.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-42222
- Upstream
- Published
- 2024-05-01T06:15:15Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-01T05:14:43.673851Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- CVE-2024-26978 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.160.1-1
- Details
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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_devicewe 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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