{"cve":"CVE-2026-46269","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-03T18:16:28.593","modified":"2026-07-22T20:10:00.127","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npinctrl: canaan: k230: Fix NULL pointer dereference when parsing devicetree\n\nWhen probing the k230 pinctrl driver, the kernel triggers a NULL pointer\ndereference. The crash trace showed:\n[    0.732084] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000068\n[    0.740737] ...\n[    0.776296] epc : k230_pinctrl_probe+0x1be/0x4fc\n\nIn k230_pinctrl_parse_functions(), we attempt to retrieve the device\npointer via info->pctl_dev->dev, but info->pctl_dev is only initialized\nafter k230_pinctrl_parse_dt() completes.\n\nAt the time of DT parsing, info->pctl_dev is still NULL, leading to\nthe invalid dereference of info->pctl_dev->dev.\n\nUse the already available device pointer from platform_device\ninstead of accessing through uninitialized pctl_dev.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0d361f4dbc2bb2003594f84e4b101fc6b508c0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c7d637bfc3dfbd6471c68bd767f7eb8b5b09eba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c128fb6c2277d95f3f6a4ce28b82c8370031f6"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:37:48.043517290+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46269","score":0.00113,"percentile":0.01401,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}