PT-2024-9802 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Kees Cook · Published 2024-04-26 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2024-38617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in the Linux kernel's kunit/fortify component, specifically in the function DEFINE ALLOC SIZE TEST PAIR(). This vulnerability can be exploited to gain access to confidential information. The problem arises from the incorrect usage of kvalloc() and vfree() instead of kvfree() in the kv*() family of tests.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-763

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11576

CVE-2024-38617

MGASA-2024-0263

MGASA-2024-0266

OESA-2024-1960

SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

USN-6949-1

USN-6949-2

USN-6952-1

USN-6952-2

USN-6955-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2268

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38617.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36893 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38574 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35858 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6949-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38617 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b18072ceb0613629c256b409f4d299829c7ec · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36954 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36880 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38576 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38596 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41062 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41039 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36900 · Vendor Advisory