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CVE-2021-47386

hwmon: (w83791d) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (w83791d) 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 multi-line alignment]

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: hwmon: (w83791d) Corrija la desreferencia del puntero NULL eliminando el campo de estructura innecesario. Si el controlador lee el valor val suficiente para (val & 0x08) && (!(val & 0x80)) && (( val & 0x7) == ((val >> 4) & 0x7)) desde el dispositivo, luego se produce la desreferencia del puntero null. (Es posible si tmp = 0b0xyz1xyz, donde los mismos literales significan los mismos números) Además, lm75[] ya no sirve para nada después de cambiar a devm_i2c_new_dummy_device() en w83791d_detect_subclients(). El parche corrige la posible desreferencia del puntero NULL eliminando lm75[]. Encontrado por el proyecto de verificación de controladores de Linux (linuxtesting.org). [groeck: Se eliminaron líneas de continuación innecesarias, se corrigió la alineación de varias líneas]

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  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
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