{"id":"AZL-42222","summary":"CVE-2024-26978 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.160.1-1","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 \u003e /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.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:14:43.673851Z","published":"2024-05-01T06:15:15Z","upstream":["CVE-2024-26978"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26978"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.160.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-42222.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}