What is CVE-2024-38579?

CVE-2024-38579 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38579?

CVE-2024-38579 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38579?

Yes, CVE-2024-38579 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-38579 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38579

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the buffer boundaries. Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.11

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.316 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.278 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.219 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.161 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.93 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.33 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.12 6.8.x ✓ 6.9.3 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

12 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38579

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38579?

CVE-2024-38579 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and has been patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38579?

CVE-2024-38579 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38579?

Yes. CVE-2024-38579 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-38579 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-38579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.