Medium severity · published Jun 19, 2024
CVE-2024-38615
cpufreq: exit() callback is optional
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.1 before 5.4.278; 5.5 before 5.10.219; 5.11 before 5.15.161; 5.16 before 6.1.93; 6.2 before 6.6.33; 6.7 before 6.8.12; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before 2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before 35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before 8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before 3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872; +3 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SX
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38615
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38615
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872
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