CVE-2024-57944: iio: adc: ti-ads1298: Add NULL check in ads1298_init

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: 2025-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ti-ads1298: Add NULL check in ads1298_init devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure. A check on the return value of such a call in ads1298_init() is missing. Add it.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.9 before 6.12.10; 6.13-rc1, 6.13-rc2, 6.13-rc3, 6.13-rc4, 6.13-rc5, 6.13-rc6 — fixed in 6.12.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b680bbac9bd611aaa308769d6c71e3e70eb3c3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb394bb28e55312cace75362b8e489eb0e02a30

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