Underflow Fix in Linux Kernel's hwmon Module

CVE-2024-46758
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Key Information

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 September 2024

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (lm95234) Fix underflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtol() results in an underflow if a large negative number such as -9223372036854775808 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.

Affected Version(s)

Linux < 93f0f5721d0c

Linux < 438453dfbbdc

Linux < 59c1fb9874a0

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

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