CVE-2024-27051: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-27051 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 32 · Related 30Timeline
- 01-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return 0 in case of error. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu116 products
- linux< 4.15.0-230.242 | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-112.122 | < 6.8.0-35.35
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.15.0-1174.187 | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1063.69 | < 6.8.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < 9127599c075caff234359950117018a010dd01db | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < d951cf510fb0df91d3abac0121a59ebbc63c0567 | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < e72160cb6e23b78b41999d6885a34ce8db536095 | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < b25b64a241d769e932a022e5c780cf135ef56035 | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < 74b84d0d71180330efe67c82f973a87f828323e5 | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < e6e3e51ffba0784782b1a076d7441605697ea3c6 | ≥ de322e085995b9417582d6f72229dadb5c09d163, < f661017e6d326ee187db24194cabb013d81bc2a6 | 4.10
- linux_kernel≥ 4.10, < 5.10.214 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.153 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.83 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.23 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.11 | ≥ 6.8, < 6.8.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.85-1 | < 6.7.12-1
3 vendors · 119 products
