CVE-2026-64213
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hwmon: (lm90) Add lock protection to lm90_alert
Sashiko reports:
lm90_alert() executes in the smbus alert context and calls lm90_update_confreg() to disable the hardware alert line, without acquiring hwmon_lock.
Concurrently, sysfs write operations (such as lm90_write_convrate) hold the hwmon_lock, temporarily modify data->config, and then restore it.
If an alert interrupt occurs concurrently with a sysfs write, the sysfs path will overwrite the alert handler's modifications to data->config and the hardware register.
This unintentionally re-enables the hardware alert line while the alarm is still active, causing an interrupt storm.
Add the missing lock to lm90_alert() to solve the problem.
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References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/873e919e3101063a7a75989510ccfc125a4391cfnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b66aae8a94c3663d47e4000b0e81b89ce32186nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bed1fc32e0eb653806fa98afcf55f9a311fc4ce2nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02b88fa993582b4fe228b4143b330b0bb9f28353nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/165ef777ec6f634a5e4b8d9b0dadca8ef91fa90envd
News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Across Subsystems Addressed in Coordinated July 2026 DisclosureVypr Intelligence · Jul 25, 2026