{"id":"CVE-2024-38615","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: exit() callback is optional\n\nThe exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking\na valid pointer first.\n\nAlso, we must clear freq_table po…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: exit() callback is optional\n\nThe exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking\na valid pointer first.\n\nAlso, we must clear freq_table po…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.1, < 5.4.278","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.219","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.161","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.93","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.33","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.12","linux_kernel >= 6.9, < 6.9.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.9.3"],"published":"2024-06-19","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:31.700","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38615","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00237,"epssPercentile":0.14644,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.710Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-06-24T18:14:33.990176Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-38615","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: exit() callback is optional\n\nThe exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking\na valid pointer first.\n\nAlso, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't\npresent.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.1, < 5.4.278`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.219`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.161`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.93`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.33`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.12`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.9, < 6.9.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.9.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}