{"cve":"CVE-2024-38573","nvd":{"published":"2024-06-19T14:15:17.420","modified":"2026-06-17T07:40:36.767","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncppc_cpufreq: Fix possible null pointer dereference\n\ncppc_cpufreq_get_rate() and hisi_cppc_cpufreq_get_rate() can be called from\ndifferent places with various parameters. So cpufreq_cpu_get() can return\nnull as 'policy' in some circumstances.\nFix this bug by adding null return check.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769c4f355b7962895205b86ad35617873feef9a5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a185cc5a79ba408e1c73375706630662304f618","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18daa4ec727c0266de5bfc78e818d168cc4aedf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf7de25878a1f4508c69dc9f6819c21ba177dbfe","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfec15222529d22b15e5b0d63572a9e39570cab4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:00.836172422+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-38573","score":0.01003,"percentile":0.62912,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}