Bug 2486460 (CVE-2026-46282)

Summary: CVE-2026-46282 kernel: iio: frequency: admv1013: fix NULL pointer dereference on str
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's iio: frequency: admv1013 driver. This vulnerability occurs when the system attempts to read a device property, and an uninitialized string is used, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This could allow a local attacker to trigger a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-08 17:03:09 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-06-08 19:52:37 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026060842-CVE-2026-46282-f087@gregkh/T