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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-754

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.8 before 6.9.6; 6.10-rc1, 6.10-rc2, 6.10-rc3 — fixed in 6.9.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.9.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5595ae8cc7cdaa1a10b56a26ddbe3429245c6c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23c14b062d8800a2192077d83273bbfe6c7552d

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