# CVE-2024-26879: clk: meson: Add missing clocks to axg_clk_regmaps

> A missing clock definition in the Linux kernel causes a null pointer dereference and kernel panic when accessing debug clock summaries.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26879, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26879, GHSA-vcx4-7ph7-jfww, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26879

## What is CVE-2024-26879?

CVE-2024-26879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

clk: meson: Add missing clocks to axg_clk_regmaps

Some clocks were missing from axg_clk_regmaps, which caused kernel panic
during cat /sys/kernel/debug/clk/clk_summary

[   57.349402] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000001fc
...
[   57.430002] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[   57.436900] pc : regmap_read+0x1c/0x88
[   57.440608] lr : clk_regmap_gate_is_enabled+0x3c/0xb0
[   57.445611] sp : ffff800082f1b690
[   57.448888] x29: ffff800082f1b690 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff800080eb9a70
[   57.455961] x26: 0000000000000007 x25: 0000000000000016 x24: 0000000000000000
[   57.463033] x23: ffff800080e8b488 x22: 0000000000000015 x21: ffff00000e7e7000
[   57.470106] x20: ffff00000400ec00 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffffffffffffffff
[   57.477178] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff0000042a3000
[   57.484251] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffff0000042a2fec x12: 0000000005f5e100
[   57.491323] x11: abcc77118461cefd x10: 0000000000000020 x9 : ffff8000805e4b24
[   57.498396] x8 : ffff0000028063c0 x7 : ffff800082f1b710 x6 : ffff800082f1b710
[   57.505468] x5 : 00000000ffffffd0 x4 : ffff800082f1b6e0 x3 : 0000000000001000
[   57.512541] x2 : ffff800082f1b6e4 x1 : 000000000000012c x0 : 0000000000000000
[   57.519615] Call trace:
[   57.522030]  regmap_read+0x1c/0x88
[   57.525393]  clk_regmap_gate_is_enabled+0x3c/0xb0
[   57.530050]  clk_core_is_enabled+0x44/0x120
[   57.534190]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x154/0x2f0
[   57.538847]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.543505]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.548162]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.552820]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.557477]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.562135]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.566792]  clk_summary_show_subtree+0x220/0x2f0
[   57.571450]  clk_summary_show+0x84/0xb8
[   57.575245]  seq_read_iter+0x1bc/0x4b8
[   57.578954]  seq_read+0x8c/0xd0
[   57.582059]  full_proxy_read+0x68/0xc8
[   57.585767]  vfs_read+0xb0/0x268
[   57.588959]  ksys_read+0x70/0x108
[   57.592236]  __arm64_sys_read+0x24/0x38
[   57.596031]  invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128
[   57.599740]  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf8
[   57.604397]  do_el0_svc+0x28/0x40
[   57.607675]  el0_svc+0x34/0xb8
[   57.610694]  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x13c/0x158
[   57.615006]  el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198
[   57.618635] Code: a9bd7bfd 910003fd a90153f3 aa0003f3 (b941fc00)
[   57.624668] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

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Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26879?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26879?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26879 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26879/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26879/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26879
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26879
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26879

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26879/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
