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)
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| 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) | |
| Title | cpufreq: amd-pstate-ut: Skip tests when amd-pstate driver is not active | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:10:09.008Z
Reserved: 2026-09-16T12:21:13.871Z
Link: CVE-2026-92493
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:51.443
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:51.443
Link: CVE-2026-92493
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