CVE-2026-92492

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq/amd-pstate: handle missing policy in dynamic EPP callbacks cpufreq_cpu_get() returns NULL when no cpufreq policy is associated with the requested CPU, for example because the CPU is offline or the policy has already been torn down. Both amd_pstate_power_supply_notifier() and amd_pstate_profile_set() acquire a policy via cpufreq_cpu_get() and then pass that pointer to amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp() and amd_pstate_set_epp(), which dereference it unconditionally. A racing CPU hotplug or driver teardown can therefore lead to a NULL pointer dereference on either of these dynamic EPP paths. The third cpufreq_cpu_get() caller in this file, amd_pstate_verify(), already handles the NULL case. Bring the two new callers in line with that pattern: return NOTIFY_OK from the power-supply notifier (matching the other "nothing to do" exits) and -ENODEV from amd_pstate_profile_set() (the usual cpufreq error for a missing CPU policy). Found by code inspection; not tested on hardware.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:51.340000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:19:39.477000

View original CVE JSON

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-92492",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:51.340",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:39.477",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq/amd-pstate: handle missing policy in dynamic EPP callbacks\n\ncpufreq_cpu_get() returns NULL when no cpufreq policy is associated with\nthe requested CPU, for example because the CPU is offline or the policy\nhas already been torn down.  Both amd_pstate_power_supply_notifier() and\namd_pstate_profile_set() acquire a policy via cpufreq_cpu_get() and then\npass that pointer to amd_pstate_get_balanced_epp() and\namd_pstate_set_epp(), which dereference it unconditionally.  A racing\nCPU hotplug or driver teardown can therefore lead to a NULL pointer\ndereference on either of these dynamic EPP paths.\n\nThe third cpufreq_cpu_get() caller in this file, amd_pstate_verify(),\nalready handles the NULL case.  Bring the two new callers in line with\nthat pattern: return NOTIFY_OK from the power-supply notifier (matching\nthe other \"nothing to do\" exits) and -ENODEV from amd_pstate_profile_set()\n(the usual cpufreq error for a missing CPU policy).\n\nFound by code inspection; not tested on hardware."
    }
  ],
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