CVE-2024-39466: linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-39466DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39466
Published 25-06-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-39466 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 18Timeline
- 25-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/qcom/lmh: Check for SCM availability at probe Up until now, the necessary scm availability check has not been performed, leading to possible null pointer dereferences (which did happen for me on RB1). Fix that.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- 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
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu116 products
- linux< 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 53bca371cdf7addc1e93e1b99285b3d3935685ec, < 2226b145afa5e13cb60dbe77fb20fb0666a1caf3 | ≥ 53bca371cdf7addc1e93e1b99285b3d3935685ec, < 560d69c975072974c11434ca6953891e74c1a665 | ≥ 53bca371cdf7addc1e93e1b99285b3d3935685ec, < 0a47ba94ec3d8f782b33e3d970cfcb769b962464 | ≥ 53bca371cdf7addc1e93e1b99285b3d3935685ec, < aa1a0807b4a76b44fb6b58a7e9087cd4b18ab41b | ≥ 53bca371cdf7addc1e93e1b99285b3d3935685ec, < d9d3490c48df572edefc0b64655259eefdcbb9be | 5.15
- linux_kernel≥ 5.15, < 5.15.161 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.94 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.34 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.94-1 | < 6.9.7-1
3 vendors · 119 products
