# CVE-2024-27051: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq\_cpu\_get's return value

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: brcmstb-avs-cpufreq: add check for cpufreq_cpu_get's return value cpufreq_cpu_get may return NULL. To avoid NULL-dereference check it and return 0 in case of error. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9127599c075caff234359950117018a010dd01db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d951cf510fb0df91d3abac0121a59ebbc63c0567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72160cb6e23b78b41999d6885a34ce8db536095
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25b64a241d769e932a022e5c780cf135ef56035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b84d0d71180330efe67c82f973a87f828323e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6e3e51ffba0784782b1a076d7441605697ea3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f661017e6d326ee187db24194cabb013d81bc2a6

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