#VU102144 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53231
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102144
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-2024-53231
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_power() 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/65fe2f7fdafe2698a343661800434b3f2e51041e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a357b63fd21e4b2791008c2175ba7a8c235ebce1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a78e7207564258db6e373e86294a85f9d646d35a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07570a8f2cfc51260c6266cb8e1bd4777a610d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b39f1924b76abc18881e4ce899fb232dd23d12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11