CVE-2026-98121
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-476
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks msc313e_wdt_probe() doesn't set the driver data for the platform device. As a result, dev_get_drvdata() in msc313e_wdt_suspend() and msc313e_wdt_resume() will return NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference afterward. Set the platform device driver data in msc313e_wdt_probe().
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6495dc16e635356fd2b7535dcbf9b6779de4e753 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6495dc16e635356fd2b7535dcbf9b6779de4e753Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744b25040d8206f7925b8ba0be5edf93fa4bf81ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/960251cc4a413d8f1eef2a2c6aca41073b57ce16Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a135415be56839e555e0bcdd5ffb8d2f5f947bd7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc3ea51e479289a23c642cc8bade67b94225ed9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02f902fe4b59d65f74a25c4523a75453bd3f808Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3eceb76515910746e6268c4e4ac1c07516ebd7bPatch