CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2024-38573
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.00%
Linux
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() and hisi_cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() can be called from different places with various parameters. So cpufreq_cpu_get() can return null as 'policy' in some circumstances. Fix this bug by adding null return check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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