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CVE-2024-53154: clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco_probe

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco_probe Add NULL check in applnco_probe, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.1.120; from 6.2 before 6.6.64; from 6.7 before 6.11.11; from 6.12 before 6.12.2 — fixed in 6.1.120, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.6.64

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.120, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.6.64. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/066c14619e8379c1bafbbf8196fd38eac303472b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/534e02f83889ccef5fe6beb46e773ab9d4ae1655
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ea9a7e9e260aa39f9d1c9254cf92adfb05c4f5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/969c765e2b508cca9099d246c010a1e48dcfd089
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5905b725739af6a105f9e564e7c80d69969d2b
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

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