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CVE-2026-93115

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, mlxbf_pmc_probe() in the platform/mellanox mlxbf-pmc driver passes the result of ACPI_COMPANION() to acpi_device_hid(), which dereferences it. Since a platform driver can be force-bound to a device without an ACPI companion, this leads to a NULL pointer dereference. The fix adds an ACPI_COMPANION() check against NULL and returns -ENODEV.

Risk Assessment

Force-binding the driver to a device without an ACPI companion causes a NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash. It requires privileges to force driver bindings.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the mlxbf-pmc driver fix. Avoid force-binding platform drivers to incompatible devices.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/mellanox: mlxbf-pmc: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL Every platform driver can be forced to match a device that doesn't match its list of device IDs because of device_match_driver_override(), so platform drivers that rely on the existence of a device's ACPI companion object need to verify its presence. mlxbf_pmc_probe() passes the result of ACPI_COMPANION() to acpi_device_hid(), which dereferences it, so force-binding the driver to a device without an ACPI companion leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Accordingly, add a requisite ACPI_COMPANION() check against NULL to the mlxbf-pmc driver and return -ENODEV when the companion is missing.

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