CVE-2024-50009
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cpufreq: amd-pstate: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return in case of error. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
October 21, 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-2024-50009
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return 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/5493f9714e4cdaf0ee7cec15899a231400cb1a9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f250d44b8191d612355dd97b89b37bbc1b5d2cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd9f7bf6cad8b2d3876105ce3c9fc63460a046f6
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/50xxx/CVE-2024-50009.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50009