#VU102143 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53230
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102143
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53230
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cppc_get_cpu_cost() function in drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1975b481f644f8f841d9c188e3c214fce187f18b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1374bb8c5926674973d849feed500bc61ad535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be57617a38b3f33266acecdb3c063c1c079aaf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd22d9839359829776abb55cc9bc4946e888704
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05ef81db63889f6f14eb77fd140dac6cedb6f7f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.64