{"cve":"CVE-2021-47384","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-21T15:15:23.947","modified":"2026-06-17T04:17:20.727","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: (w83793) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field\n\nIf driver read tmp value sufficient for\n(tmp & 0x08) && (!(tmp & 0x80)) && ((tmp & 0x7) == ((tmp >> 4) & 0x7))\nfrom device then Null pointer dereference occurs.\n(It is possible if tmp = 0b0xyz1xyz, where same literals mean same numbers)\nAlso lm75[] does not serve a purpose anymore after switching to\ndevm_i2c_new_dummy_device() in w83791d_detect_subclients().\n\nThe patch fixes possible NULL pointer dereference by removing lm75[].\n\nFound by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).\n\n[groeck: Dropped unnecessary continuation lines, fixed multi-line alignments]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb01fe630eaffc5a2c3f7364436caddba286623","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746011193f44f97f8784edcf8327c587946745fc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4fd5de39f273626a2b0f3a446d2cc85cd47616","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd4d747ef05addab887dc8ff0d6ab9860bbcd783","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb01fe630eaffc5a2c3f7364436caddba286623"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47384","score":0.01028,"percentile":0.63666,"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."]}