CVE-2024-40933 iio: temperature: mlx90635: Fix ERR_PTR dereference in mlx90635_probe()

What is CVE-2024-40933?

CVE-2024-40933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Jul 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:

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.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40933?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40933?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-40933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-40933, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40933, GHSA-43rh-v97q-9pr6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40933.