In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: Init completion before kobject_init_and_add()
In cpufreq_policy_alloc(), it will call uninitialed completion in cpufreq_sysfs_release() when kobject_init_and_add() fails. And that will cause a crash such as the following page fault in complete:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffffffffffff8 [..] RIP: 0010:complete+0x98/0x1f0 [..] Call Trace: kobject_put+0x1be/0x4c0 cpufreq_online.cold+0xee/0x1fd cpufreq_add_dev+0x183/0x1e0 subsys_interface_register+0x3f5/0x4e0 cpufreq_register_driver+0x3b7/0x670 acpi_cpufreq_init+0x56c/0x1000 [acpi_cpufreq] do_one_initcall+0x13d/0x780 do_init_module+0x1c3/0x630 load_module+0x6e67/0x73b0 __do_sys_finit_module+0x181/0x240 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.90-54.138Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.165-143.735 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 6, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
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