CVE-2024-26717 HID: i2c-hid-of: fix NULL-deref on failed power up
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's I2C HID OF driver can cause a system crash when power-up fails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-26717?
CVE-2024-26717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: i2c-hid-of: fix NULL-deref on failed power up
A while back the I2C HID implementation was split in an ACPI and OF part, but the new OF driver never initialises the client pointer which is dereferenced on power-up failures.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26717?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-26717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-26717, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26717, GHSA-fg2w-r2w5-mgjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26717.