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CVE-2026-23237

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 5.5 EPSS 0.01%
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Linux
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.5 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 2.6.33.1 — 6.6.127
Fixed In 5.10.251
Type CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)
Vendor Linux
Public PoC No

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: classmate-laptop: Add missing NULL pointer checks In a few places in the Classmate laptop driver, code using the accel object may run before that object's address is stored in the driver data of the input device using it. For example, cmpc_accel_sensitivity_store_v4() is the "show" method of cmpc_accel_sensitivity_attr_v4 which is added in cmpc_accel_add_v4(), before calling dev_set_drvdata() for inputdev->dev. If the sysfs attribute is accessed prematurely, the dev_get_drvdata(&inputdev->dev) call in in cmpc_accel_sensitivity_store_v4() returns NULL which leads to a NULL pointer dereference going forward.

Moreover, sysfs attributes using the input device are added before initializing that device by cmpc_add_acpi_notify_device() and if one of them is accessed before running that function, a NULL pointer dereference will occur. For example, cmpc_accel_sensitivity_attr_v4 is added before calling cmpc_add_acpi_notify_device() and if it is read prematurely, the dev_get_drvdata(&acpi->dev) call in cmpc_accel_sensitivity_show_v4() returns NULL which leads to a NULL pointer dereference going forward. Fix this by adding NULL pointer checks in all of the relevant places.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 22

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.33.1 5.10.251
Linux Linux_Kernel
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5.11 5.15.201
Linux Linux_Kernel
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5.16 6.1.164
Linux Linux_Kernel
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6.2 6.6.127
Linux Linux_Kernel
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6.7 6.12.74
Linux Linux_Kernel
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6.13 6.18.13
Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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Linux Linux_Kernel
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