CVE-2026-31744

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: Fix NULL pointer dereference when perf domain ID is not found dev_energymodel_nl_get_perf_domains_doit() calls em_perf_domain_get_by_id() but does not check the return value before passing it to __em_nl_get_pd_size(). When a caller supplies a non-existent perf domain ID, em_perf_domain_get_by_id() returns NULL, and __em_nl_get_pd_size() immediately dereferences pd->cpus (struct offset 0x30), causing a NULL pointer dereference. The sister handler dev_energymodel_nl_get_perf_table_doit() already handles this correctly via __em_nl_get_pd_table_id(), which returns NULL and causes the caller to return -EINVAL. Add the same NULL check in the get-perf-domains do handler. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2026
First seenMay 1, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.19.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.19.1 ≤ v < 6.19.12, 6.19, 7.06.19.12

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