cpufreq: exit() callback is optional

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-38615
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-06-19 14:15:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 12:16:55 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-476

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa 2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa 35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa 8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa 3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.1 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.1 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.4.278 5.4.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.219 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.161 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.93 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.33 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.8.12 6.8.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.9.3 6.9.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.10 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P affected V3.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 Family unaffected * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 Family affected V3.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected * custom Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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