CVE-2024-38591: linux Improper Locking
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38591DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38591
Published 19-06-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-38591 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 19DLA-4075-1MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266SUSE-SU-2024:2372-1SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1USN-6949-1USN-6949-2USN-6952-1USN-6952-2USN-6955-1USN-7007-1USN-7007-2USN-7007-3USN-7009-1USN-7009-2USN-7019-1
Timeline
- 19-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix deadlock on SRQ async events. xa_lock for SRQ table may be required in AEQ. Use xa_store_irq()/ xa_erase_irq() to avoid deadlock.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
6%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.17%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu124 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-40.40
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1013.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < 605889754ee68aacf7c381938fcd5eb654e71822 | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < 4a3be1a0ffe04c085dd7f79be97c91b0c786df3d | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < 756ddbe665ea7f9416951bd76731b174d136eea0 | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < 22c915af31bd84ffaa46145e317f53333f94a868 | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < 72dc542f0d8977e7d41d610db6bb65c47cad43e9 | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < d271e66abac5c7eb8de345b9b44d89f777437a4c | ≥ 81fce6291d9999cee692e4118134a8c850b60857, < b46494b6f9c19f141114a57729e198698f40af37 | 5.0
- linux_kernel≥ 5.0, < 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 · 127 products
