CVE-2024-40933

MEDIUM EPSS 10.9%
Published Jul 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-754

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.8  –  <6.9.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d
    Patch