5.5

CVE-2024-38579: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38579DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38579
Published 19-06-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38579 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 34 · Related 28
DLA-3840-1DSA-5730-1MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266RHSA-2024:5928RHSA-2024:7000

Timeline

  1. 19-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the buffer boundaries. Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu127 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-192.212 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-40.40
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1130.140 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1013.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < 49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < 3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 | ≥ 9d12ba86f818aa9cfe9f01b750336aa441f2ffa2, < 2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 | 4.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.11, < 4.19.316 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.278 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.219 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.161 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.93 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.33 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.12 | ≥ 6.9, < 6.9.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.94-1 | < 6.8.12-1

3 vendors · 130 products

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