Bug 2293420 (CVE-2024-38573)

Summary: CVE-2024-38573 kernel: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: kernel 5.15.161, kernel 6.1.93, kernel 6.6.33, kernel 6.8.12, kernel 6.9.3, kernel 6.10-rc1 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() in the Linux kernel. This issue may result in a crash.
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Description Patrick Del Bello 2024-06-20 15:17:37 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-38573 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061957-CVE-2024-38573-d4b6@gregkh/T

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2024-08-08 04:46:14 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:5102 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5102

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2024-08-08 04:57:38 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:5101 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5101

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-18 00:06:38 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:6745 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6745

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-18 00:17:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:6744 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6744

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-24 01:14:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:6993 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6993

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2024-09-24 02:49:56 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:6997 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6997