CVE-2024-38573
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38573
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-38573.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-38573
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-06-19T13:35:38.334Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-28T02:35:37.277677Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference
cppccpufreqgetrate() and hisicppccpufreqgetrate() can be called from different places with various parameters. So cpufreqcpu_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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38573.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf7de25878a1f4508c69dc9f6819c21ba177dbfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84b9b25d045e67a7eee5e73f21278c8ab06713c
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38573.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38573
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduceda28b2bfc099c6b9caa6ef697660408e076a32019Fixed9a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f618Fixed769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5Fixedf84b9b25d045e67a7eee5e73f21278c8ab06713cFixedb18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedfFixeddfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4Fixedcf7de25878a1f4508c69dc9f6819c21ba177dbfe