CVE-2026-64213

hwmon: (lm90) Add lock protection to lm90_alert

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 24, 2026 at 03:23 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (lm90) Add lock protection to lm90_alert Sashiko reports: lm90_alert() executes in the smbus alert context and calls lm90_update_confreg() to disable the hardware alert line, without acquiring hwmon_lock. Concurrently, sysfs write operations (such as lm90_write_convrate) hold the hwmon_lock, temporarily modify data->config, and then restore it. If an alert interrupt occurs concurrently with a sysfs write, the sysfs path will overwrite the alert handler's modifications to data->config and the hardware register. This unintentionally re-enables the hardware alert line while the alarm is still active, causing an interrupt storm. Add the missing lock to lm90_alert() to solve the problem.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.3 ≤ v < 6.18.346.19 ≤ v < 7.0.117.17.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37a1d220ccb0cc2b808eb176fb05bf55a38179f3f
Vendor states this is fixed in 873e919e3101063a7a75989510ccfc125a4391cf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b0b66aae8a94c3663d47e4000b0e81b89ce32186 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bed1fc32e0eb653806fa98afcf55f9a311fc4ce2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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