CVE-2026-92493: cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: Skip tests when amd-pstate driver is not active

Severity: unknown
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: 2026-09-17 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: Skip tests when amd-pstate driver is not active The crash issue may occur when modprobe amd_pstate_ut on intel platform. amd_pstate_ut: 1 amd_pstate_ut_acpi_cpc_valid success! amd_pstate_ut: 2 amd_pstate_ut_check_enabled success! BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000080 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 0 PID: 20300 Comm: modprobe Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.6.0-0010.rc1.ctl4.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: FiberHome R2200 V5/Xeon Boards, BIOS 3.1a 02/24/2020 RIP: 0010:amd_pstate_ut_check_perf+0x141/0x280 [amd_pstate_ut] Call Trace: <TASK> amd_pstate_ut_init+0x1b/0xff0 [amd_pstate_ut] ? __pfx_amd_pstate_ut_init+0x10/0x10 [amd_pstate_ut] do_one_initcall+0x42/0x2e0 ? kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x90 do_init_module+0x60/0x240 __se_sys_init_module+0x185/0x1c0 do_syscall_64+0x62/0x190 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e </TASK> Add state detection to amd pstate driver to prevent amd_pstate_ut driver from testing on non-AMD platforms. (ML: adjust title)

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.1 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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