CVE-2024-38615

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38615DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38615
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 36
Modified
Published: 19 Jun 2024, 13:56
Last modified:12 May 2026, 11:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.24% LOW
0% probability +0.21%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Jun 2024, 13:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 11:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: exit() callback is optional The exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking a valid pointer first. Also, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't present.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.24%• Percentile: 15%

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

    < 5.10.221-1 | < 6.1.94-1 | < 6.8.12-1 | < 6.8.12-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.4.0-192.212 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-40.40

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.4.0-1130.140 | < 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-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1130.140~18.04.1

  • 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

    < 5.4.0-1130.140+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1069.75+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.4.0-1135.142 | < 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-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1135.142~18.04.1

  • 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

    < 5.4.0-1135.142+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1072.81+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 5.4.0-1090.97 | < 5.15.0-1052.54

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 5.4.0-1104.114 | all | < 5.15.0-121.131+fips1 | < 6.8.0-78.78+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.4.0-1134.143 | < 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-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1134.143~18.04.1

  • 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

    < 5.4.0-1134.143+fips1 | 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

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References (31)