In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kobject warnings for empty attribute names
The hp-bioscfg driver attempts to register kobjects with empty names when the HP BIOS returns attributes with empty name strings. This causes multiple kernel warnings:
kobject: (00000000135fb5e6): attempted to be registered with empty name! WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 3336 at lib/kobject.c:219 kobject_add_internal+0x2eb/0x310
Add validation in hp_init_bios_buffer_attribute() to check if the attribute name is empty after parsing it from the WMI buffer. If empty, log a debug message and skip registration of that attribute, allowing the module to continue processing other valid attributes.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1021-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1018-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1019-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1019-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1056-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1056-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1021-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2045-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1018-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1030-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1051-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-116-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.17Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1021-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvm | May 25, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
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