{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-23062", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-01-13T15:37:45.953Z", "datePublished": "2026-02-04T16:07:44.420Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:59:15.864Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:59:15.864Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro\n\nThe GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs\nattributes:\n\n1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used '<=' instead of '<',\n causing access beyond array bounds. Since array indices are 0-based\n and go from 0 to instances_count-1, the loop should use '<'.\n\n2. Missing NULL check: The code dereferenced attr_name_kobj->name\n without checking if attr_name_kobj was NULL, causing a null pointer\n dereference in min_length_show() and other attribute show functions.\n\nThe panic occurred when fwupd tried to read BIOS configuration attributes:\n\n Oops: general protection fault [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI\n KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]\n RIP: 0010:min_length_show+0xcf/0x1d0 [hp_bioscfg]\n\nAdd a NULL check for attr_name_kobj before dereferencing and corrects\nthe loop boundary to match the pattern used elsewhere in the driver." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29", "lessThan": "eb5ff1025c92117d5d1cc728bcfa294abe484da1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29", "lessThan": "eba49c1dee9c5e514ca18e52c545bba524e8a045", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29", "lessThan": "193922a23d7294085a47d7719fdb7d66ad0a236f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29", "lessThan": "25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.6", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.6", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.122", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.68", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.8", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.6", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.122" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.6", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.68" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.6", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.8" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.6", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5ff1025c92117d5d1cc728bcfa294abe484da1" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba49c1dee9c5e514ca18e52c545bba524e8a045" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/193922a23d7294085a47d7719fdb7d66ad0a236f" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13" } ], "title": "platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }