CVE-2024-38617 kunit/fortify: Fix mismatched kvalloc()/vfree() usage

What is CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

kunit/fortify: Fix mismatched kvalloc()/vfree() usage

The kv*() family of tests were accidentally freeing with vfree() instead of kvfree(). Use kvfree() instead.

Weakness: CWE-763

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38617?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-38617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-38617, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38617, GHSA-vc92-x84f-vm43, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38617.