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CVE-2024-38573

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CVE-2024-38573

Published: Jun 19, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 - < 9a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f618
affected
a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 - < 769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5
affected
a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 - < f84b9b25d045e67a7eee5e73f21278c8ab06713c
affected
a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 - < b18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedf
affected
a28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019 - < dfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4

+1 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
5.11
unaffected
0 - < 5.11
unaffected
5.15.161 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.93 - <= 6.1.*
unaffected
6.6.33 - <= 6.6.*

+3 more versions

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