Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-47393

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: mlxreg-fan Return non-zero value when fan current state is enforced from sysfs Fan...

kernel: hwmon: (mlxreg-fan) Return non-zero value when fan current state is enforced from sysfs

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's hwmon subsystem, specifically in the mlxreg-fan driver. The issue arises when the driver’s sysfs interface for controlling fan speed does not properly handle cases where the requested minimum fan speed exceeds the maximum allowable value. When the...