CVE-2024-38540 — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Published
2024-06-19T13:35:15.823Z
Last modified
2025-11-03T21:55:46.119Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Linux | Linux | 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4, 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4, 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4, 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4, 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4, 0c4dcd602817502bb3dced7a834a13ef717d65a4 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.7, 0, 5.15.181, 6.1.117, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2024-06-19T13:35:15.823Z
- Last modified: 2025-11-03T21:55:46.119Z
09References
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66a9937187ac9b5c5ffff07b8b284483e56804d1
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84d2f29152184f0d72ed7c9648c4ee6927df4e59
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a658f011d89dd20cf2c7cb4760ffd79201700b98
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/627493443f3a8458cb55cdae1da254a7001123bc
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b799c00cea6fcfe5b501bbaeb228c8821acb753
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78cfd17142ef70599d6409cbd709d94b3da58659
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