What is CVE-2024-38627?

CVE-2024-38627 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.4.178 onward and patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38627 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38627?

CVE-2024-38627 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38627?

Yes, CVE-2024-38627 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4.178 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-38627 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38627 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-38627

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() The put_device(&stm->dev) call will trigger stm_device_release() which frees "stm" so the vfree(stm) on the next line is a double free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-21

Last modified 2025-11-04

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2024-38627 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.4.178, 4.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.4.178 ≥ 4.7

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 ✓ 6.9.4 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/370c480410f60b90ba3e96abe73ead21ec827b20

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df463865ba42b8f88a590326f4c9ea17a1ce459

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfd48bb6e62512b9c392c5002c11e1e3b18d247

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc30ef8eb6d8f8d6df43152264bbf8835d99931

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713fc00c571dde4af3db2dbd5d1b0eadc327817b

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38627

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-21

Modified 2025-11-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38627?

CVE-2024-38627 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.4.178 onward and has been patched in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. CVE-2024-38627 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38627?

CVE-2024-38627 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38627?

Yes. CVE-2024-38627 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4.178 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-38627 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-38627 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.