In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix crash during turbo disable
When the system is booted with kernel command line argument "nosmt" or "maxcpus" to limit the number of CPUs, disabling turbo via:
echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
results in a crash:
PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI ... RIP: 0010:store_no_turbo+0x100/0x1f0 ...
This occurs because for_each_possible_cpu() returns CPUs even if they are not online. For those CPUs, all_cpu_data[] will be NULL. Since commit 973207ae3d7c ("cpufreq: intel_pstate: Rearrange max frequency updates handling code"), all_cpu_data[] is dereferenced even for CPUs which are not online, causing the NULL pointer dereference.
To fix that, pass CPU number to intel_pstate_update_max_freq() and use all_cpu_data[] for those CPUs for which there is a valid cpufreq policy.
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_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfo | May 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
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