platform/mellanox: mlxbf-pmc: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL
Every platform driver can be forced to match a device that doesn't match
its list of device IDs because of device_match_driver_override(), so
platform drivers that rely on the existence of a device's ACPI companion
object need to verify its presence.
mlxbf_pmc_probe() passes the result of ACPI_COMPANION() to
acpi_device_hid(), which dereferences it, so force-binding the driver to
a device without an ACPI companion leads to a NULL pointer dereference.
Accordingly, add a requisite ACPI_COMPANION() check against NULL to the
mlxbf-pmc driver and return -ENODEV when the companion is missing.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/mellanox: mlxbf-pmc: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL Every platform driver can be forced to match a device that doesn't match its list of device IDs because of device_match_driver_override(), so platform drivers that rely on the existence of a device's ACPI companion object need to verify its presence. mlxbf_pmc_probe() passes the result of ACPI_COMPANION() to acpi_device_hid(), which dereferences it, so force-binding the driver to a device without an ACPI companion leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Accordingly, add a requisite ACPI_COMPANION() check against NULL to the mlxbf-pmc driver and return -ENODEV when the companion is missing. | |
| Title | platform/mellanox: mlxbf-pmc: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:11:23.145Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.086Z
Link: CVE-2026-93115
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:06.073
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:18:06.073
Link: CVE-2026-93115
Redhat
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