CVE-2025-68177
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq/longhaul: handle NULL policy in longhaul_exit
longhaul_exit() was calling cpufreq_cpu_get(0) without checking for a NULL policy pointer. On some systems, this could lead to a NULL dereference and a kernel warning or panic.
This patch adds a check using unlikely() and returns early if the policy is NULL.
Bugzilla: #219962
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 10
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55cf586b9556863e3c2a45460aba71bcb2be5bcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592532a77b736b5153e0c2e4c74aa50af0a352ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64adabb6d9d51b7e7c02fe733346a2c4dd738488
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809cf2a7794ca4c14c304b349f4c3ae220701ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d6791c480f22d6e9a566eaa77336d3d37c5c591
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b56d17a89775e4957bbddefa45cd3c6c71000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02352dd2e6cca98777714cc2a27553191df70db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd93e1d71b3b14443092919be12b1abf08de35eb
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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