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TI-2026-62378 Aliases CVE-2026-92493GHSA-96fv-8xm5-286m

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

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.1 and later6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1 and later Fixed in 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92493
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96fv-8xm5-286m
  3. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  6. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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