CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46282

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the IIO ADMV1013 driver may leave the str variable uninitialized if device_property_read_string() fails. The code then calls strcmp(str, ...) on an uninitialized pointer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can cause a system crash (kernel panic) during driver initialization if the relevant property is not defined in the device tree.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix using device_property_match_property_string() instead of manual read and strcmp.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: frequency: admv1013: fix NULL pointer dereference on str When device_property_read_string() fails, str is left uninitialized but the code falls through to strcmp(str, ...), dereferencing a garbage pointer. Replace manual read/strcmp with device_property_match_property_string() and consolidate the SE mode enums into a single sequential enum, mapping to hardware register values via a switch consistent with other bitfields in the driver. Several cleanup patches have been applied to this driver recently so this will need a manual backport.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS