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    "id": "CVE-2024-26978",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26978",
    "idYear": 2024,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2024-05-01T05:20:33.457Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-23T15:40:48.743Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:57:07.518Z",
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      "at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "serial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation",
      "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nserial: max310x: fix NULL pointer dereference in I2C instantiation\n\nWhen trying to instantiate a max14830 device from userspace:\n\n    echo max14830 0x60 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device\n\nwe get the following error:\n\n    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address...\n    ...\n    Call trace:\n        max310x_i2c_probe+0x48/0x170 [max310x]\n        i2c_device_probe+0x150/0x2a0\n    ...\n\nAdd check for validity of devtype to prevent the error, and abort probe\nwith a meaningful error message.",
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