# CVE-2024-53154: clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco\_probe

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco_probe Add NULL check in applnco_probe, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5905b725739af6a105f9e564e7c80d69969d2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ea9a7e9e260aa39f9d1c9254cf92adfb05c4f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/066c14619e8379c1bafbbf8196fd38eac303472b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/534e02f83889ccef5fe6beb46e773ab9d4ae1655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/969c765e2b508cca9099d246c010a1e48dcfd089

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