CVE-2025-37829
"Linux cpufreq: NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: scpi: Fix null-ptr-deref in scpi_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. scpi_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
INFO
Published Date :
May 8, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 8, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: scpi: Fix null-ptr-deref in scpi_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. scpi_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/124bddf123311cd1f18bffd63a5d974468d59c67 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19e0eaa62e8831f2bc0285fef3bf8faaa7f3e09b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28fbd7b13b4d3074b16db913aedc9d8d37ab41e7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73b24dc731731edf762f9454552cb3a5b7224949 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fbaa76690f67a7cbad315f89d607b46e3e06ede Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4796f2da495b2cbbd0fccccbcbf63f2aeee613 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da8ee91e532486055ecf88478d38c2f3dc234182 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf035d9c5436536ffcfea0ac6adeb5dda3c3a23
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