A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2-rc4. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function mid8250_probe/mid8250_remove of the component 8250_mid. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-68434. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.