CVE-2024-53230
cpufreq: CPPC: Fix possible null-ptr-deref for cppc_get_cpu_cost()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Dec 27, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 19, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: CPPC: Fix possible null-ptr-deref for cppc_get_cpu_cost()
cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() may return NULL if the cpu is not in policy->cpus cpu mask and it will cause null pointer dereference, so check NULL for cppc_get_cpu_cost().
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1975b481f644f8f841d9c188e3c214fce187f18b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05ef81db63889f6f14eb77fd140dac6cedb6f7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd22d9839359829776abb55cc9bc4946e888704
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be57617a38b3f33266acecdb3c063c1c079aaf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1374bb8c5926674973d849feed500bc61ad535
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
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