What is CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763). CVE-2024-38617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 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-2024-38617?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38617. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38617 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference (CWE-763)?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/763.html

CVE-2024-38617

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit/fortify: Fix mismatched kvalloc()/vfree() usage The kv*() family of tests were accidentally freeing with vfree() instead of kvfree(). Use kvfree() instead.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-10-03

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-763

CVE-2024-38617 is a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38617 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d21c9727028fe7ee392223ba127484b1b8677e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7880dbf4eafe22a6a41a42e774f1122c814ed02d
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38617

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2025-10-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763) . CVE-2024-38617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 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-2024-38617?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38617. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38617 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference (CWE-763)?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. View CWE-763 on MITRE CWE →