# CVE-2024-35883: spi: mchp-pci1xxx: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in pci1xxx\_spi\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-19 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: mchp-pci1xxx: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in pci1xxx_spi_probe In function pci1xxxx_spi_probe, there is a potential null pointer that may be caused by a failed memory allocation by the function devm_kzalloc. Hence, a null pointer check needs to be added to prevent null pointer dereferencing later in the code. To fix this issue, spi_bus->spi_int[iter] should be checked. The memory allocated by devm_kzalloc will be automatically released, so just directly return -ENOMEM without worrying about memory leaks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b31a226097cf8cc3c9de5e855d97757fdb2bf06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e5d9eb26705a9a76d2ef8bcba9ee2e195d653d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f886a7bfb3faf4c1021e73f045538008ce7634e

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