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  "schema_version": "1.6.1",
  "id": "RPI-CVE-2024-26978",
  "modified": "2026-10-07T17:22:01Z",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-26978"
  ],
  "published": "2024-05-01T05:22:01Z",
  "summary": "serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation",
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nserial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation\n\nWhen trying to instantiate a max14830 device from userspace:\n\n    echo max14830 0x60 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device\n\nwe get the following error:\n\n    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address...\n    ...\n    Call trace:\n        max310x_i2c_probe+0x48/0x170 [max310x]\n        i2c_device_probe+0x150/0x2a0\n    ...\n\nAdd check for validity of devtype to prevent the error, and abort probe\nwith a meaningful error message.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Raspberry Pi OS:12",
        "name": "linux"
      },
      "versions": [
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      ],
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          },
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      "database_specific": {
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            "assessment": "commit ancestry (strak rule)",
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26978"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d271b798add90c6196539167c019d0817285cf0"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45e53c27b78afd6c81fc25608003576f27b5735"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12609c76b755dbeb1645c0aacc0f0f4743b2eff3"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
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    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeca49661fd02fd56fb026768b580ce301b45733"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d27056c24efd3d63a03f3edfbcfc4827086b110"
    }
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  "database_specific": {
    "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git",
    "upstream_modified": "2026-05-24T06:48:58Z"
  }
}