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watchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks msc313e_wdt_probe() doesn't set the driver data for the platform device. As a result, dev_get_drvdata() in msc313e_wdt_suspend() and msc313e_wdt_resume() will return NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference afterward. Set the platform device driver data in msc313e_wdt_probe().

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CVE-2026-98121

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-98121

Linux

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Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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CVE-2026-98121

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