What is CVE-2024-38619?

CVE-2024-38619 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-38619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38619?

CVE-2024-38619 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-2024-38619?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38619. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38619 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38619

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb-storage: alauda: Check whether the media is initialized The member "uzonesize" of struct alauda_info will remain 0 if alauda_init_media() fails, potentially causing divide errors in alauda_read_data() and alauda_write_lba(). - Add a member "media_initialized" to struct alauda_info. - Change a condition in alauda_check_media() to ensure the first initialization. - Add an error check for the return value of alauda_init_media().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-20

Last modified 2026-05-12

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-908

CVE-2024-38619 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38619 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/2025/01/msg00001.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16637fea001ab3c8df528a8995b3211906165a30
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24bff7f714bdff97c2a75a0ff6a368cdf8ad5af4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc32639ec347e3365075b130f9953ef16cb13f1
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38619

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-20

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38619?

CVE-2024-38619 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-38619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38619?

CVE-2024-38619 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-2024-38619?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38619. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38619 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.