What is CVE-2024-38607?

CVE-2024-38607 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38607?

CVE-2024-38607 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-2024-38607?

Yes, CVE-2024-38607 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-38607 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38607

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macintosh/via-macii: Fix "BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context" The via-macii ADB driver calls request_irq() after disabling hard interrupts. But disabling interrupts isn't necessary here because the VIA shift register interrupt was masked during VIA1 initialization.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-10-03

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 2.6.12 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

≥ 2.6.12

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

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/010d4cb19bb13f423e3e746b824f314a9bf3e9a9

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9c3f2caec548cfa7a65416ec4e6006e542f18e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280619bbdeac186fb320fab3d61122d2a085def8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2907d409ce5946390f513976f0454888d37d1058

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5900a88e897e6deb1bdce09ee34167a81c2da89d

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38607

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2025-10-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38607?

CVE-2024-38607 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and has been patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38607?

CVE-2024-38607 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-2024-38607?

Yes. CVE-2024-38607 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-38607 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-38607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.