CVE-2024-38573 Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDEVEL-7785950
  • published22 Aug 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38573  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:5101.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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