iio: dac: ad5686: missing NULL check on match data
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: dac: ad5686: missing NULL check on match data Verify that chip_info pointer is not NULL. If a user binds the driver using driver_override via sysfs with a device name not present in the id_table or of_match_table, match data will be NULL.
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 9th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 7.2affected
- 0eb1728461a1a84613188f394e38921e29325d30 and later · before cdaa9cb77eb67f2d4921600f6531315040888e29affected · git
- 0eb1728461a1a84613188f394e38921e29325d30 and later · before 572a008526359cdac2fa935dad75e9d50a79792faffected · git
- before 7.2not affected · semver
- 7.2.6 and later · up to and including 7.2.*not affected · semver
- 7.3-rc1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 572a008526359cdac2fa935dad75e9d50a79792f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cdaa9cb77eb67f2d4921600f6531315040888e29 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Chain candidates
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/572a008526359cdac2fa935dad75e9d50a79792f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdaa9cb77eb67f2d4921600f6531315040888e29
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