CVE-2026-90101

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix call to hardware monitoring event handler The first parameter of hwmon_notify_event() is supposed to be the hardware monitoring device. The bnxt driver calls it with the platform device as first parameter instead. This API break results in undefined behavior and may result in a crash. Pass the hardware monitoring device as parameter instead to fix the problem.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:01.793000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:18:59.337000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-90101",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:01.793",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:59.337",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbnxt_en: Fix call to hardware monitoring event handler\n\nThe first parameter of hwmon_notify_event() is supposed to be the hardware\nmonitoring device. The bnxt driver calls it with the platform device as\nfirst parameter instead. This API break results in undefined behavior and\nmay result in a crash.\n\nPass the hardware monitoring device as parameter instead to fix the\nproblem."
    }
  ],
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