CVE-2024-27051
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cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return 0 in case of error. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
May 1, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-27051
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return 0 in case of error. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b84d0d71180330efe67c82f973a87f828323e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9127599c075caff234359950117018a010dd01db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25b64a241d769e932a022e5c780cf135ef56035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d951cf510fb0df91d3abac0121a59ebbc63c0567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6e3e51ffba0784782b1a076d7441605697ea3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72160cb6e23b78b41999d6885a34ce8db536095
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f661017e6d326ee187db24194cabb013d81bc2a6
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/27xxx/CVE-2024-27051.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27051