Updated: 2025-11-19 04:56:10.205181
Description:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pm: cpupower: bench: Prevent NULL dereference on malloc failure If malloc returns NULL due to low memory, 'config' pointer can be NULL. Add a check to prevent NULL dereference.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Needs Triage | 2025-11-25 02:00:08 | ||
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-18 20:08:14 | ||
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-03 09:41:03 | This issue is confined to the user‑space cpupower benchmarking subcommand (tools/power/cpupower/be... | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-18 20:08:13 | ||
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-18 20:08:14 | ||
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-18 20:08:11 | ||
| CloudLinux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-18 20:08:10 | ||
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-04 17:00:51 | This flaw is limited to the cpupower bench userspace micro-benchmark and occurs only if that optiona... | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2025-12-04 17:00:50 | This issue is limited to the cpupower “bench” user‑space benchmarking helper: it triggers only... | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel-uek | 5.4.17 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1757963029 | 2025-09-16 11:20:39 | This issue is limited to the cpupower “bench” user‑space benchmarking helper: it triggers only... |