What is CVE-2024-41038?

CVE-2024-41038 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. CVE-2024-41038 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41038?

CVE-2024-41038 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-2024-41038?

Yes, CVE-2024-41038 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-41038 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41038 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-41038

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: cs_dsp: Prevent buffer overrun when processing V2 alg headers Check that all fields of a V2 algorithm header fit into the available firmware data buffer. The wmfw V2 format introduced variable-length strings in the algorithm block header. This means the overall header length is variable, and the position of most fields varies depending on the length of the string fields. Each field must be checked to ensure that it does not overflow the firmware data buffer. As this ia bugfix patch, the fixes avoid making any significant change to the existing code. This makes it easier to review and less likely to introduce new bugs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-120

CVE-2024-41038 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.100 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.41 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.10 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/014239b9971d79421a0ba652579e1ca1b7b57b6d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2163aff6bebbb752edf73f79700f5e2095f3559e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6619aa48a011364e9f29083cc76368e6acfe5b11

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ea8e13aaefdfda6e5601323d6ea5340359dcfa

Patch
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41038

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41038?

CVE-2024-41038 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. CVE-2024-41038 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41038?

CVE-2024-41038 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-2024-41038?

Yes. CVE-2024-41038 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-41038 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-41038 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.