{"cve":"CVE-2021-47386","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-21T15:15:24.117","modified":"2026-06-17T04:17:21.020","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: (w83791d) Fix NULL pointer dereference by removing unnecessary structure field\n\nIf driver read val value sufficient for\n(val & 0x08) && (!(val & 0x80)) && ((val & 0x7) == ((val >> 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 alignment]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16887ae4e3defd2c4e7913b6c539f33eaf4eac5c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d3c480e4e2a75bf6296a18b4356157991ccd80","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/516d9055039017a20a698103be2b556b4c976bb8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/943c15ac1b84d378da26bba41c83c67e16499ac4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16887ae4e3defd2c4e7913b6c539f33eaf4eac5c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47386","score":0.00256,"percentile":0.17325,"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."]}