{"id":"CVE-2026-74604","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRevert \"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit\"\n\nRevert commit 030a48b0f6ce (\"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style\na bit\") that introduced a use-after…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRevert \"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit\"\n\nRevert commit 030a48b0f6ce (\"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style\na bit\") that introduced a use-after…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < 2434f4765da8ccd7ef31be88b86f1bfa2e95be11","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < b4c01ae6dd56d9dfd96bd1b29c28afa8fa06b366","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < 999e573212d5f1debf073c68be35e55bbfad12fc","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < 6a48ee9a5bda0f8ee501f9bef159fb9f39ff519a","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < 8d34019d1413629a434a7e8d9f91c76d256196a0","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < 6b446d335ba16e93a266dd77adf1ba51abc82df4","Linux >= 030a48b0f6ce393d78b8d33debb1e2043b8cc156 < ff8da20b6f47c48d46e47f93f7a59e2d56ee9107","Linux 5.11"],"published":"2026-08-22","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T20:17:45.607","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74604","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2434f4765da8ccd7ef31be88b86f1bfa2e95be11","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a48ee9a5bda0f8ee501f9bef159fb9f39ff519a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b446d335ba16e93a266dd77adf1ba51abc82df4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d34019d1413629a434a7e8d9f91c76d256196a0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999e573212d5f1debf073c68be35e55bbfad12fc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c01ae6dd56d9dfd96bd1b29c28afa8fa06b366","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8da20b6f47c48d46e47f93f7a59e2d56ee9107","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00138,"epssPercentile":0.03138,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-16T19:02:06.926794Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T13:30:58.513Z","slug":"CVE-2026-74604","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRevert \"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style a bit\"\n\nRevert commit 030a48b0f6ce (\"thermal/drivers/hwmon: Cleanup coding style\na bit\") that introduced a use-after-free into the error path of\nthermal_add_hwmon_sysfs() by removing a valid check from it.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}