What is CVE-2024-38623?

CVE-2024-38623 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-38623 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38623?

CVE-2024-38623 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38623?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38623. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-38623 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38623 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38623

Critical

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Use variable length array instead of fixed size Should fix smatch warning: ntfs_set_label() error: __builtin_memcpy() 'uni->name' too small (20 vs 256)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-21

Last modified 2025-03-24

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-38623 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38623 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/1997cdc3e727526aa5d84b32f7cbb3f56459b7ef
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fe1c9dc21ee52920629d2d9b9bd84358931a8d1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3839a9b19a4b70eff6b6ad70446f639f7fd5a3d7
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38623

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-21

Modified 2025-03-24

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38623?

CVE-2024-38623 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-38623 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38623?

CVE-2024-38623 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38623?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38623. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-38623 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-38623 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.