Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-23062

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kern

Published Feb 4, 2026 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23062. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs attributes: 1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used ' name without checking if attr_name_kobj was NULL, causing a null pointer dereference in min_length_show() and other attribute show functions. The panic occurred when fwupd tried to read BIOS configuration attributes: Oops: general protection fault [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x000000000

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  • vendor Linux Linux 5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e135f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13

How to fix CVE-2026-23062

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2026-23062 lists a fix boundary at 25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23062. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13 5f94f181ca25d8c5b77beb2da0cb466ddb6ece29 <25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 4, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs attributes: 1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used ' name without checking if attr_name_kobj was NULL, causing a null pointer dereference in min_length_show() and other attribute show

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs attributes: 1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used ' name without checking if attr_name_kobj was NULL, causing a null pointer dereference in min_length_show() and other attribute show

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23062

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-23062

    30-day exploitation probability 0.15%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5482

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs attributes: 1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used ' name withou

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026