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CVE-2024-38573
published 2024-06-19

CVE-2024-38573: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() and…

PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.00%
59.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() and hisi_cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() can be called from different places with various parameters. So cpufreq_cpu_get() can return null as 'policy' in some circumstances. Fix this bug by adding null return check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected

18 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.94-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.94-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < 9a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f6189a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f618
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < 769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < f84b9b25d045e67a7eee5e73f21278c8ab06713cf84b9b25d045e67a7eee5e73f21278c8ab06713c
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < b18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedfb18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedf
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < dfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4dfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4
linuxlinux>= a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 < cf7de25878a1f4508c69dc9f6819c21ba177dbfecf7de25878a1f4508c69dc9f6819c21ba177dbfe
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.94-16.1.94-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.12-16.8.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.12-16.8.12-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-121.1315.15.0-121.131
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-40.406.8.0-40.40
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1615.15.161
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.936.1.93
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.336.6.33
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.8.126.8.12
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.9 < 6.9.36.9.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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