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CVE-2024-38573

Q: Is CVE-2024-38573 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-38573 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38573?

CVE-2024-38573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2024-06-19
Fixed inf84b9b25d045 · dfec15222529 · b18daa4ec727 · 769c4f355b79 · 9a185cc5a79b · 6.9.3
WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-06-1914:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-38573?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-38573?format=csv
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD

Linux linux kernel

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < f84b9b25d045	f84b9b25d045	CISA-ADP
—	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < dfec15222529	dfec15222529	CISA-ADP
—	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < b18daa4ec727	b18daa4ec727	CISA-ADP
769.x	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < 769c4f355b79	769c4f355b79	CISA-ADP
9.x	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < 9a185cc5a79b	9a185cc5a79b	CISA-ADP
6.9	≥ 6.9, < 6.9.3	6.9.3	NVD
6.x	≥ 6.7, < 6.8.12	6.8.12	NVD
6.x	≥ 6.2, < 6.6.33	6.6.33	NVD
6.1	≥ 5.16, < 6.1.93	6.1.93	NVD
5.x	≥ 5.11, < 5.15.161	5.15.161	NVD
5.11	= 5.11	no fix published	CISA-ADP

Linux acrn

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	≥ a28b2bfc099c, < cf7de25878a1	cf7de25878a1	CISA-ADP

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

bpftoolAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 7.3.0-427.37.1.el9_4
kernelAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4and 60 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Linux linux kernel to f84b9b25d045 · dfec15222529 · b18daa4ec727 · 769c4f355b79 · 9a185cc5a79b · 6.9.3 · 6.8.12 · 6.6.33

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-06-27
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.52024-06-27
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-4762024-06-27
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2024-06-19
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38573?

Is CVE-2024-38573 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-38573 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38573?

CVE-2024-38573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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