kernel: hwmon: (w83792d) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's hwmon driver for the w83792d module where a NULL pointer dereference was caused by the lm75 obsolete structure field. During specific device read operations, if certain conditions are met, the driver may attempt to access a NULL pointer because this...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47385

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. I...

CVE-2021-47385

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. I...