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HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-47385

2024-05-2115:15:24
Debian Security Bug Tracker
security-tracker.debian.org
1
linux kernel
vulnerability
cve-2021-47385
hwmon
w83792d
null pointer dereference
driver
device
patch
lm75
linux driver verification
groeck

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (w83792d) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field If driver read val value sufficient for (val & 0x08) && (!(val & 0x80)) && ((val & 0x7) == ((val >> 4) & 0x7)) from device then Null pointer dereference occurs. (It is possible if tmp = 0b0xyz1xyz, where same literals mean same numbers) Also lm75[] does not serve a purpose anymore after switching to devm_i2c_new_dummy_device() in w83791d_detect_subclients(). The patch fixes possible NULL pointer dereference by removing lm75[]. Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org). [groeck: Dropped unnecessary continuation lines, fixed multipline alignment]

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%