CVE-2024-26978

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/newdevice we get the following error: Unable to handle...

CVE-2024-26978 serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation

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/newdevice we get the following error: Unable to handle...

CVE-2024-26978 serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation

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/newdevice we get the following error: Unable to handle...

CVE-2024-26978

The CVE-2024-26978 entry relates to a Linux kernel issue: creating a max14830 I2C device from userspace could trigger a NULL pointer dereference in max310x during I2C instantiation. The fix adds a validity check for the devtype and aborts the probe with a clear error message. Connected advisories...