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

hwmon: Handle failure to register sensor with thermal zone correctly

If an attempt is made to a sensor with a thermal zone and it fails,
the call to devm_thermal_zone_of_sensor_register() may return -ENODEV.
This may result in crashes similar to the following.

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000003cd
...
Internal error: Oops: 96000021 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
...
pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : mutex_lock+0x18/0x60
lr : thermal_zone_device_update+0x40/0x2e0
sp : ffff800014c4fc60
x29: ffff800014c4fc60 x28: ffff365ee3f6e000 x27: ffffdde218426790
x26: ffff365ee3f6e000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff365ee3f6e000
x23: ffffdde218426870 x22: ffff365ee3f6e000 x21: 00000000000003cd
x20: ffff365ee8bf3308 x19: ffffffffffffffed x18: 0000000000000000
x17: ffffdde21842689c x16: ffffdde1cb7a0b7c x15: 0000000000000040
x14: ffffdde21a4889a0 x13: 0000000000000228 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
x8 : 0000000001120000 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : 0068000878e20f07 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 00000000000003cd
x2 : ffff365ee3f6e000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 00000000000003cd
Call trace:
mutex_lock+0x18/0x60
hwmon_notify_event+0xfc/0x110
0xffffdde1cb7a0a90
0xffffdde1cb7a0b7c
irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xa0
irq_thread+0x134/0x240
kthread+0x178/0x190
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Code: d503201f d503201f d2800001 aa0103e4 (c8e47c02)

Jon Hunter reports that the exact call sequence is:

hwmon_notify_event()
--> hwmon_thermal_notify()
--> thermal_zone_device_update()
--> update_temperature()
--> mutex_lock()

The hwmon core needs to handle all errors returned from calls
to devm_thermal_zone_of_sensor_register(). If the call fails
with -ENODEV, report that the sensor was not attached to a
thermal zone but continue to register the hwmon device.
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Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
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None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: Handle failure to register sensor with thermal zone correctly If an attempt is made to a sensor with a thermal zone and it fails, the call to devm_thermal_zone_of_sensor_register() may return -ENODEV. This may result in crashes similar to the following. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000003cd ... Internal error: Oops: 96000021 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ... pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : mutex_lock+0x18/0x60 lr : thermal_zone_device_update+0x40/0x2e0 sp : ffff800014c4fc60 x29: ffff800014c4fc60 x28: ffff365ee3f6e000 x27: ffffdde218426790 x26: ffff365ee3f6e000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff365ee3f6e000 x23: ffffdde218426870 x22: ffff365ee3f6e000 x21: 00000000000003cd x20: ffff365ee8bf3308 x19: ffffffffffffffed x18: 0000000000000000 x17: ffffdde21842689c x16: ffffdde1cb7a0b7c x15: 0000000000000040 x14: ffffdde21a4889a0 x13: 0000000000000228 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000001120000 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0068000878e20f07 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 00000000000003cd x2 : ffff365ee3f6e000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 00000000000003cd Call trace: mutex_lock+0x18/0x60 hwmon_notify_event+0xfc/0x110 0xffffdde1cb7a0a90 0xffffdde1cb7a0b7c irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xa0 irq_thread+0x134/0x240 kthread+0x178/0x190 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: d503201f d503201f d2800001 aa0103e4 (c8e47c02) Jon Hunter reports that the exact call sequence is: hwmon_notify_event() --> hwmon_thermal_notify() --> thermal_zone_device_update() --> update_temperature() --> mutex_lock() The hwmon core needs to handle all errors returned from calls to devm_thermal_zone_of_sensor_register(). If the call fails with -ENODEV, report that the sensor was not attached to a thermal zone but continue to register the hwmon device.
Title hwmon: Handle failure to register sensor with thermal zone correctly
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T08:26:36.418Z

Reserved: 2024-08-22T01:27:53.623Z

Link: CVE-2022-48942

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-11T12:42:15.659Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-22T04:15:18.953

Modified: 2024-08-22T18:25:14.867

Link: CVE-2022-48942

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-48942 - Bugzilla

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