In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (drivetemp) Fix driver producing garbage data when SCSI errors occur

scsi_execute_cmd() function can return both negative (linux codes) and
positive (scsi_cmnd result field) error codes.

Currently the driver just passes error codes of scsi_execute_cmd() to
hwmon core, which is incorrect because hwmon only checks for negative
error codes. This leads to hwmon reporting uninitialized data to
userspace in case of SCSI errors (for example if the disk drive was
disconnected).

This patch checks scsi_execute_cmd() output and returns -EIO if it's
error code is positive.

[groeck: Avoid inline variable declaration for portability]
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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References
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, 21 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (drivetemp) Fix driver producing garbage data when SCSI errors occur scsi_execute_cmd() function can return both negative (linux codes) and positive (scsi_cmnd result field) error codes. Currently the driver just passes error codes of scsi_execute_cmd() to hwmon core, which is incorrect because hwmon only checks for negative error codes. This leads to hwmon reporting uninitialized data to userspace in case of SCSI errors (for example if the disk drive was disconnected). This patch checks scsi_execute_cmd() output and returns -EIO if it's error code is positive. [groeck: Avoid inline variable declaration for portability]
Title hwmon: (drivetemp) Fix driver producing garbage data when SCSI errors occur
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:18:21.781Z

Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.729Z

Link: CVE-2025-21656

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-01-21T13:15:09.240

Modified: 2025-09-26T16:21:34.017

Link: CVE-2025-21656

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-21656 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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