CVE-2024-46768
Not scored
hwmon: (hp-wmi-sensors) Check if WMI event data exists
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (hp-wmi-sensors) Check if WMI event data exists The BIOS can choose to return no event data in response to a WMI event, so the ACPI object passed to the WMI notify handler can be NULL. Check for such a situation and ignore the event in such a case.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
September 18, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-46768
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (hp-wmi-sensors) Check if WMI event data exists The BIOS can choose to return no event data in response to a WMI event, so the ACPI object passed to the WMI notify handler can be NULL. Check for such a situation and ignore the event in such a case.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217539e994e53206bbf3fb330261cc78c480d311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b19c83ba108aa66226da5b79810e4d19e005f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54da9df75cd1b4b5028f6c60f9a211532680585
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/46xxx/CVE-2024-46768.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46768