CVE-2024-38615cpufreq: exit() callback is optional
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: exit() callback is optional The exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking a valid pointer first. Also, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't present.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa builds before 2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6; from 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa builds before 35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa builds before 8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273; 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa builds before 3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c; from 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872; from 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d; from 91a12e91dc39137906d929a4ff6f9c32c59697fa before b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce | CNA record |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name) | all versions not affected | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.1 before 5.4.278; from 5.5 before 5.10.219; from 5.11 before 5.15.161; from 5.16 before 6.1.93; from 6.2 before 6.6.33; from 6.7 before 6.8.12; from 6.9 before 6.9.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3cepatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
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