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CVE-2026-74604

Revert "thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit"

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2026 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 08:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit" Revert commit 030a48b0f6ce ("thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit") that introduced a use-after-free into the error path of thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs() by removing a valid check from it.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc15630a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc1565.11
Vendor states this is fixed in 2434f4765da8ccd7ef31be88b86f1bfa2e95be11 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6a48ee9a5bda0f8ee501f9bef159fb9f39ff519a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6b446d335ba16e93a266dd77adf1ba51abc82df4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d34019d1413629a434a7e8d9f91c76d256196a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 999e573212d5f1debf073c68be35e55bbfad12fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b4c01ae6dd56d9dfd96bd1b29c28afa8fa06b366 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff8da20b6f47c48d46e47f93f7a59e2d56ee9107 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.104 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.45 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.152 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (7)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2434f4765da8ccd7ef31be88b86f1bfa2e95be11
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c01ae6dd56d9dfd96bd1b29c28afa8fa06b366
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999e573212d5f1debf073c68be35e55bbfad12fc
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a48ee9a5bda0f8ee501f9bef159fb9f39ff519a
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d34019d1413629a434a7e8d9f91c76d256196a0
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b446d335ba16e93a266dd77adf1ba51abc82df4
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8da20b6f47c48d46e47f93f7a59e2d56ee9107

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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