CVE-2026-46269
pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix NULL pointer dereference when parsing devicetree
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix NULL pointer dereference when parsing devicetree When probing the k230 pinctrl driver, the kernel triggers a NULL pointer dereference. The crash trace showed: [ 0.732084] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000068 [ 0.740737] ... [ 0.776296] epc : k230_pinctrl_probe+0x1be/0x4fc In k230_pinctrl_parse_functions(), we attempt to retrieve the device pointer via info->pctl_dev->dev, but info->pctl_dev is only initialized after k230_pinctrl_parse_dt() completes. At the time of DT parsing, info->pctl_dev is still NULL, leading to the invalid dereference of info->pctl_dev->dev. Use the already available device pointer from platform_device instead of accessing through uninitialized pctl_dev.
INFO
Published Date :
June 3, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 9, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Use platform device pointer instead of uninitialized pctl_dev.
- Retrieve device pointer via platform_device.
- Initialize pctl_dev after DT parsing.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.15.10 up to (excluding) 6.16 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 6.19.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.16.1 up to (excluding) 6.18.14 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0d361f4dbc2bb2003594f84e4b101fc6b508c0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c7d637bfc3dfbd6471c68bd767f7eb8b5b09eba Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c128fb6c2277d95f3f6a4ce28b82c8370031f6 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix NULL pointer dereference when parsing devicetree When probing the k230 pinctrl driver, the kernel triggers a NULL pointer dereference. The crash trace showed: [ 0.732084] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000068 [ 0.740737] ... [ 0.776296] epc : k230_pinctrl_probe+0x1be/0x4fc In k230_pinctrl_parse_functions(), we attempt to retrieve the device pointer via info->pctl_dev->dev, but info->pctl_dev is only initialized after k230_pinctrl_parse_dt() completes. At the time of DT parsing, info->pctl_dev is still NULL, leading to the invalid dereference of info->pctl_dev->dev. Use the already available device pointer from platform_device instead of accessing through uninitialized pctl_dev. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0d361f4dbc2bb2003594f84e4b101fc6b508c0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c7d637bfc3dfbd6471c68bd767f7eb8b5b09eba Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c128fb6c2277d95f3f6a4ce28b82c8370031f6