CVE-2024-53230

MEDIUM EPSS 13.6%
Published Dec 27, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 27, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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().

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.19  –  <6.1.120
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.64
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.11.11
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.12  –  <6.12.2

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1975b481f644f8f841d9c188e3c214fce187f18b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1374bb8c5926674973d849feed500bc61ad535
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be57617a38b3f33266acecdb3c063c1c079aaf7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd22d9839359829776abb55cc9bc4946e888704
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05ef81db63889f6f14eb77fd140dac6cedb6f7f
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1975b481f644f8f841d9c188e3c214fce187f18b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1374bb8c5926674973d849feed500bc61ad535
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be57617a38b3f33266acecdb3c063c1c079aaf7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd22d9839359829776abb55cc9bc4946e888704
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05ef81db63889f6f14eb77fd140dac6cedb6f7f
    Patch