CVE-2026-92492

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c0cf62fc7851a17782e7efe8dfb2948739c681
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c8c8b50d80f681f50ddcc66a9400dd87508913
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ade8d224756ab69f108204dde6777bac4664e4

Configurations

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History

17 Sep 2026, 17:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-17 17:17

Updated : 2026-09-17 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-92492

Mitre link : CVE-2026-92492

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-92492

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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