CVE-2024-40933

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.9.5 - NULL Pointer Dereference in mlx90635_probe()

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: temperature: mlx90635: Fix ERR_PTR dereference in mlx90635_probe() When devm_regmap_init_i2c() fails, regmap_ee could be error pointer, instead of checking for IS_ERR(regmap_ee), regmap is checked which looks like a copy paste error.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0021

EPSS Percentile 10.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-754

Status published

Products (9)

linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.9.6linux

Linux/Linux < 6.8

Linux/Linux 6.10

Linux/Linux 6.8

Linux/Linux 6.9.6 - 6.9.*

Linux/Linux a1d1ba5e1c28b9887be1bdb3630caf0b532ec980 - 5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c

Linux/Linux a1d1ba5e1c28b9887be1bdb3630caf0b532ec980 - a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d

linux/linux_kernel 6.10 rc1 (3 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.9.6

Published Jul 12, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026