CVE-2024-38573

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38573DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38573
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 29
Analyzed
Published: 19 Jun 2024, 13:35
Last modified:11 May 2026, 20:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
1% LOW
1% probability +0.93%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Jun 2024, 13:35
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
11 May 2026, 20:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.00%• Percentile: 61%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 6.1.94-1 | < 6.8.12-1 | < 6.8.12-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-40.40

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1013.14

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1069.75+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.15.0-1072.81 | < 6.8.0-1012.14

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1012.14~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1072.81.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1072.81+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 5.15.0-1052.54

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-121.131+fips1 | < 6.8.0-78.78+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.15.0-1068.76 | < 6.8.0-1012.13

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1068.76~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1012.13~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1068.76+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all | < 5.15.0-1066.72 | < 6.8.0-1008.11

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.15.0-1052.59

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1052.59~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    all

Showing first 50 affected entries in server-rendered view.

References (21)