CVE-2024-40933
kernel: iio: temperature: mlx90635: Fix ERR_PTR dereference in mlx90635_probe()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 12, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
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 score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')