PT-2024-3367 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Hugo Villeneuve · Published 2024-01-27 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2024-26978

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CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the I2C instantiation of the max310x driver in the Linux kernel. When trying to instantiate a max14830 device from userspace using the command echo max14830 0x60 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new device, a kernel NULL pointer dereference error occurs. The error is caused by the max310x i2c probe function and can be prevented by adding a check for the validity of the devtype. The i2c device probe function is also involved in the call trace.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-13979

ALT-PU-2024-14046

ALT-PU-2024-7511

ALT-PU-2024-9131

AZL-42222

BDU:2024-03639

CVE-2024-26978

DLA-3842-1

DSA-5681-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

USN-6816-1

USN-6817-1

USN-6817-2

USN-6817-3

USN-6878-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2195

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/26xxx/CVE-2024-26978.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27048 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35814 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26978 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38096 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12609c76b755dbeb1645c0aacc0f0f4743b2eff3 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6270 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26932 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27390 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35795 · Vendor Advisory