CVE-2026-23131 - platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kobject warnings for empty attribute names

CVE-2026-23131 - platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kobject warnings for empty attribute names

CVE ID : CVE-2026-23131 Published : Feb. 14, 2026, 3:16 p.m. | 43 minutes ago Description : 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. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Published
Feb. 14, 2026
Affected Product: Linux