In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nct6775-core) Fix overflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtoul() results in an overflow if a large number such as 18446744073709551615 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.
History

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nct6775-core) Fix overflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtoul() results in an overflow if a large number such as 18446744073709551615 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.
Title hwmon: (nct6775-core) Fix overflows seen when writing limit attributes
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-24T11:28:58.241Z

Updated: 2024-12-24T11:28:58.241Z

Reserved: 2024-11-19T17:17:25.002Z

Link: CVE-2024-53159

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2024-12-24T12:15:24.217

Modified: 2024-12-24T12:15:24.217

Link: CVE-2024-53159

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-53159 - Bugzilla