SB20240621107 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel hid i2c-hid driver
Published: June 21, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240621107
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26717)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the i2c_hid_of_probe() function in drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f5d219edbd174829aa18d4b3d97cd5fefbb783
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d7a0e3b6f5adc45f23667cbb919e99093a5b5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cad91344a62536a2949873bad6365fbb6232776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e28d6b63aeecbda450935fb58db0e682ea8212d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00aab7dcb2267f2aef59447602f34501efe1a07f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8