Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: Fix clk_hw_get_clk() when dev is NULL
Any registered clk_core structure can have a NULL pointer in its dev field. While never actually documented, this is evidenced by the wide usage of clk_register and clk_hw_register with a NULL device pointer, and the fact that the core of_clk_hw_register() function also passes a NULL device pointer.
A call to clk_hw_get_clk() on a clk_hw struct whose clk_core is in that case will result in a NULL pointer derefence when it calls dev_name() on that NULL device pointer.
Add a test for this case and use NULL as the dev_id if the device pointer is NULL.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 30d6f8c15d2cd877c1f3d47d8a1064649ebe58e2, < 4be3e4c05d8dd1b83b75652cad88c9e752ec7054; >= 30d6f8c15d2cd877c1f3d47d8a1064649ebe58e2, < d183f20cf5a7b546d4108e796b98210ceb317579; >= 30d6f8c15d2cd877c1f3d47d8a1064649ebe58e2, < 23f89fe005b105f0dcc55034c13eb89f9b570fac; >= 30d6f8c15d2cd877c1f3d47d8a1064649ebe58e2, < 0c1b56df451716ba207bbf59f303473643eee4fd |
| Linux | Linux | 5.11 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1b56df451716ba207bbf59f303473643eee4fdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23f89fe005b105f0dcc55034c13eb89f9b570facPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be3e4c05d8dd1b83b75652cad88c9e752ec7054Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d183f20cf5a7b546d4108e796b98210ceb317579Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified