CVE-2026-74604: Revert "thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit"

Published Aug 22, 2026

Updated

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 thermaladdhwmonsysfs() by removing a valid check from it.

Event History

Aug 22, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·03:31 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·03:31 PM

Description

Data Sourced

via NVD·04:16 PM

Description

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When can the use-after-free occur?

It occurs in the error path of thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(). The affected change removed a valid check from that path.

What code change resolves the issue?

The vulnerability is resolved by reverting commit 030a48b0f6ce, "thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit." The provided stable-kernel references identify commits carrying that revert.

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