Step 1: 
Sure, here are five possible patches for the vulnerability:

Patch 1:
```
diff --git a/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
index 45f06b9..07ebe6a 100644
--- a/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
+++ B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 void thermal_debug_tz_remove(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) {
+    if (tz == NULL || tz->debugfs == NULL)
+        return;
     struct thermal_debugfs *thermal_dbg = tz->debugfs;
```

Patch 2:
```
diff --git a/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
index 45f06b9..d8c5edc 100644
--- A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
+++ B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 void thermal_debug_tz_remove(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) {
+    if (thermal_dbg == NULL || tz == NULL || tz->debugfs == NULL)
+        return;
     struct thermal_debugfs *thermal_dbg = tz->debugfs;
```

Patch 3:
```
diff --git A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
index 45f06b9..e2dbf4d 100644
--- A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
+++ B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 void thermal_debug_tz_remove(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) {
+    if (thermal_dbg == NULL || tz == NULL || tz->debugfs == NULL)
+        return;
     struct thermal_debugfs *thermal_dbg = tz->debugfs;
```

Patch 4:
```
diff --git A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
index 45f06b9..e2dbf4d 100644
--- A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
+++ B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 void thermal_debug_tz_remove(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) {
+    if (thermal_dbg == NULL || tz == NULL || tz->debugfs == NULL)
+        return;
     struct thermal_debugfs *thermal_dbg = tz->debugfs;
```

Patch 5:
```
diff --git A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
index 45f06b9..e2dbf4d 100644
--- A/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
+++ B/CWE-401___CVE-2024-36956.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 void thermal_debug_tz_remove(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) {
+    if (thermal_dbg == NULL || tz == NULL || tz->debugfs == NULL)
+        return;
     struct thermal_debugfs *thermal_dbg = tz->debugfs;
```