CVE-2024-53231

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 cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() may return NULL if the cpu is not in policy->cpus cpu mask and it will cause null pointer dereference.

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/65fe2f7fdafe2698a343661800434b3f2e51041e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a357b63fd21e4b2791008c2175ba7a8c235ebce1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a78e7207564258db6e373e86294a85f9d646d35a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07570a8f2cfc51260c6266cb8e1bd4777a610d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b39f1924b76abc18881e4ce899fb232dd23d12
    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/65fe2f7fdafe2698a343661800434b3f2e51041e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a357b63fd21e4b2791008c2175ba7a8c235ebce1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a78e7207564258db6e373e86294a85f9d646d35a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07570a8f2cfc51260c6266cb8e1bd4777a610d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b39f1924b76abc18881e4ce899fb232dd23d12
    Patch