CVE-2024-42248

tty: serial: ma35d1: Add a NULL check for of_node

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 7, 2024 at 03:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: ma35d1: Add a NULL check for of_node The pdev->dev.of_node can be NULL if the "serial" node is absent. Add a NULL check to return an error in such cases.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.5 ≤ v < 6.106.5 ≤ v < 6.6.416.5 ≤ v < 6.9.106.7 ≤ v < 6.9.106.5930cbf92db0184e327293d5e7089be0b08d46371
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e0e15ab2d3a094a38525d23c03d78ec7d14a40e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 23efa74cfe6eb923abb5b9bc51b2a04879013c67 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in acd09ac253b5de8fd79fc61a482ee19154914c7a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.41 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.10 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e0e15ab2d3a094a38525d23c03d78ec7d14a40e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23efa74cfe6eb923abb5b9bc51b2a04879013c67
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acd09ac253b5de8fd79fc61a482ee19154914c7a

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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