The vulnerability of the mcp23s08_probe() function in the drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08_spi.c driver for Linux kernel’s PINCTRL output devices allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the mcp23s08probe function in the drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08spi.c file of the Linux kernel’s GPIO controller driver is related to the pointer assignment. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a service failure...