Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2024· Updated Nov 4, 2025
serial: max3100: Update uart_driver_registered on driver removal
CVE-2024-38633
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
serial: max3100: Update uart_driver_registered on driver removal
The removal of the last MAX3100 device triggers the removal of the driver. However, code doesn't update the respective global variable and after insmod — rmmod — insmod cycle the kernel oopses:
max3100 spi-PRP0001:01: max3100_probe: adding port 0 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000408 ... RIP: 0010:serial_core_register_port+0xa0/0x840 ... max3100_probe+0x1b6/0x280 [max3100] spi_probe+0x8d/0xb0
Update the actual state so next time UART driver will be registered again.
Hugo also noticed, that the error path in the probe also affected by having the variable set, and not cleared. Instead of clearing it move the assignment after the successfull uart_register_driver() call.
Affected products
95- osv-coords94 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Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a61a7fbcfdd3493cede43ebc7c4dfae2147a8bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/361a92c9038e8c8c3996f8eeaa14522a8ad90752mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/712a1fcb38dc7cac6da63ee79a88708fbf9c45ecmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db4222ed8cd3e50b81c8b910ae74c26427a4003mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eb7aff23e05f362e8c9b560f6ac5e727b70e00mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a10089eddba40d4b2080c9d3fc2d2b2488f762mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e2a4339decad7e59425b594a98613402652d72mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa84ca78b048dfb00df0ef446f5c35e0a98ca6a0mitre
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