What is CVE-2024-38381?

CVE-2024-38381 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10. CVE-2024-38381 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38381?

CVE-2024-38381 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38381?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38381. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38381 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38381 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38381

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1] nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be validated header size, payload size and total packet size before processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be silently discarded.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-21

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2024-38381 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38381 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38381

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-21

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38381?

CVE-2024-38381 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2024-38381 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38381?

CVE-2024-38381 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38381?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38381. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38381 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38381 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.