# CVE-2026-74546: hwmon: (adt7470) Fix divide-by-zero TOCTOU crash in fan speed read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (adt7470) Fix divide-by-zero TOCTOU crash in fan speed read If the fan data becomes 0 between the FAN_DATA_VALID() check and the FAN_PERIOD_TO_RPM() conversion, it will result in a divide-by-zero crash due to a race with a concurrent update of the cached fan value. Fix a TOCTOU issue by reading fan data once.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689a2ea75434131d0af58aeb7d51fde40e858b4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009240d057e26831cc925feaba4c490209c1d0ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d328175045176f85c15c369bd21dc551351e7935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832069bec79cf6f903441c5769d3cdba95d0af33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ad57d31763559d376416cdf3bf5ae79bbbebec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76963b04b2d1c648d69949d8dd521e1ff7f40b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b46fe9dc8f8de59310f37e6c5e5c0e05ded46c3

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