# CVE-2024-46768: hwmon: (hp-wmi-sensors) Check if WMI event data exists

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (hp-wmi-sensors) Check if WMI event data exists The BIOS can choose to return no event data in response to a WMI event, so the ACPI object passed to the WMI notify handler can be NULL. Check for such a situation and ignore the event in such a case.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/217539e994e53206bbf3fb330261cc78c480d311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b19c83ba108aa66226da5b79810e4d19e005f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54da9df75cd1b4b5028f6c60f9a211532680585

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