The vulnerability in the implementation of the acpi_fan_probe handler in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability in the implementation of the acpifanprobe handler in the loaded module of the drivers/acpi/fan.ko file in the Linux kernel is related to the assignment of a null pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a system failure by connecting an ACPI Fan...

PT-2018-2818

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to a null pointer dereference in the acpi fan probe handler of the Linux kernel's drivers/acpi/fan.ko module. An attacker can exploit this by connecting an ACPI Fan...