What is CVE-2024-38606?

CVE-2024-38606 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.8.12, 6.9.3 and 6.10. CVE-2024-38606 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38606?

CVE-2024-38606 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-2024-38606?

Yes, CVE-2024-38606 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.8.12, 6.9.3 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-38606 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38606 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2024-38606

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - validate slices count returned by FW The function adf_send_admin_tl_start() enables the telemetry (TL) feature on a QAT device by sending the ICP_QAT_FW_TL_START message to the firmware. This triggers the FW to start writing TL data to a DMA buffer in memory and returns an array containing the number of accelerators of each type (slices) supported by this HW. The pointer to this array is stored in the adf_tl_hw_data data structure called slice_cnt. The array slice_cnt is then used in the function tl_print_dev_data() to report in debugfs only statistics about the supported accelerators. An incorrect value of the elements in slice_cnt might lead to an out of bounds memory read. At the moment, there isn't an implementation of FW that returns a wrong value, but for robustness validate the slice count array returned by FW.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-03-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-125

CVE-2024-38606 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.8.12 6.8.x ✓ 6.9.3 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/483fd65ce29317044d1d00757e3fd23503b6b04c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b284b915e2a5e63ca133353f8c456eff4446f82

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e57ed345e2e6043629fc74aa5be051415dcc4f77

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38606

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2025-03-06

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38606?

CVE-2024-38606 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.8.12, 6.9.3 and 6.10. CVE-2024-38606 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38606?

CVE-2024-38606 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-2024-38606?

Yes. CVE-2024-38606 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.8.12, 6.9.3 and 6.10. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-38606 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-38606 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.