{"cve":"CVE-2021-47202","nvd":{"published":"2024-04-10T19:15:48.167","modified":"2026-06-17T04:16:53.997","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthermal: Fix NULL pointer dereferences in of_thermal_ functions\n\nof_parse_thermal_zones() parses the thermal-zones node and registers a\nthermal_zone device for each subnode. However, if a thermal zone is\nconsuming a thermal sensor and that thermal sensor device hasn't probed\nyet, an attempt to set trip_point_*_temp for that thermal zone device\ncan cause a NULL pointer dereference. Fix it.\n\n console:/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone87 # echo 120000 > trip_point_0_temp\n ...\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020\n ...\n Call trace:\n  of_thermal_set_trip_temp+0x40/0xc4\n  trip_point_temp_store+0xc0/0x1dc\n  dev_attr_store+0x38/0x88\n  sysfs_kf_write+0x64/0xc0\n  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x108/0x1d0\n  vfs_write+0x2f4/0x368\n  ksys_write+0x7c/0xec\n  __arm64_sys_write+0x20/0x30\n  el0_svc_common.llvm.7279915941325364641+0xbc/0x1bc\n  do_el0_svc+0x28/0xa0\n  el0_svc+0x14/0x24\n  el0_sync_handler+0x88/0xec\n  el0_sync+0x1c0/0x200\n\nWhile at it, fix the possible NULL pointer dereference in other\nfunctions as well: of_thermal_get_temp(), of_thermal_set_emul_temp(),\nof_thermal_get_trend().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0750f769b95841b34a9fe8c418dd792ff526bf86","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a315471cb6a07f651e1d3adc8962730f4fcccac","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828f4c31684da94ecf0b44a2cbd35bbede04f0bd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cfe05051fd8543cdedd6807ec59a0e6c409195","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef2590a5305e0b8e9342f84c2214aa478ee7f28e"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:48:32.179249784+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47202","score":0.00237,"percentile":0.14812,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}