What is CVE-2024-38561?

CVE-2024-38561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-38561?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-38561

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: Fix kthread reference There is a race condition when a kthread finishes after the deadline and before the call to kthread_stop(), which may lead to use after free.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions adf505457032c11b79b5a7c277c62ff5d61b17c2, 5.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38561?: CVE-2024-38561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-38561?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.