What is CVE-2024-38611?

CVE-2024-38611 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2024-38611 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38611?

CVE-2024-38611 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-2024-38611?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38611. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38611 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38611 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2024-38611

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: et8ek8: Don't strip remove function when driver is builtin Using __exit for the remove function results in the remove callback being discarded with CONFIG_VIDEO_ET8EK8=y. When such a device gets unbound (e.g. using sysfs or hotplug), the driver is just removed without the cleanup being performed. This results in resource leaks. Fix it by compiling in the remove callback unconditionally. This also fixes a W=1 modpost warning: WARNING: modpost: drivers/media/i2c/et8ek8/et8ek8: section mismatch in reference: et8ek8_i2c_driver+0x10 (section: .data) -> et8ek8_remove (section: .exit.text)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2024-38611 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38611 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/msg00030.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d1086a62ac492ebb6bb0c94c1c8cb55f5d1f36
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43fff07e4b1956d0e5cf23717507e438278ea3d9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/545b215736c5c4b354e182d99c578a472ac9bfce
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38611

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2024-38611?

CVE-2024-38611 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2024-38611 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38611?

CVE-2024-38611 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-2024-38611?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38611. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38611 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38611 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →