In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: CPPC: Fix possible null-ptr-deref for cppc_get_cpu_cost() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() may return NULL if the cpu is not in policy->cpus cpu mask and it will cause null pointer dereference, so check NULL for cppc_get_cpu_cost().

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1975b481f644f8f841d9c188e3c214fce187f18b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1374bb8c5926674973d849feed500bc61ad535 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be57617a38b3f33266acecdb3c063c1c079aaf7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd22d9839359829776abb55cc9bc4946e888704 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05ef81db63889f6f14eb77fd140dac6cedb6f7f cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122736-CVE-2024-53230-5851@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53230 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53230 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: CPPC: Fix possible null-ptr-deref for cppc_get_cpu_cost() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() may return NULL if the cpu is not in policy->cpus cpu mask and it will cause null pointer dereference, so check NULL for cppc_get_cpu_cost().
Title cpufreq: CPPC: Fix possible null-ptr-deref for cppc_get_cpu_cost()
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-27T13:50:18.238Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:47:56.893Z

Reserved: 2024-11-19T17:17:25.025Z

Link: CVE-2024-53230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:47:56.893Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-12-27T14:15:31.290

Modified: 2025-11-03T21:17:44.700

Link: CVE-2024-53230

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-53230 - Bugzilla