What is CVE-2024-38541?

CVE-2024-38541 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-38541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38541?

CVE-2024-38541 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38541?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38541. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38541 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38541

Critical

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() In of_modalias(), if the buffer happens to be too small even for the 1st snprintf() call, the len parameter will become negative and str parameter (if not NULL initially) will point beyond the buffer's end. Add the buffer overflow check after the 1st snprintf() call and fix such check after the strlen() call (accounting for the terminating NUL char).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2024-38541 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38541 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/2025/05/msg00045.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b0d5701a8bf02f8fee037e81aacf6746558bfd6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46795440ef2b4ac919d09310a69a404c5bc90a88
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d59fd637a8af42b211a92b2edb2474325b4d488
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38541

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38541?

CVE-2024-38541 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-38541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38541?

CVE-2024-38541 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38541?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38541. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38541 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.