CVE-2024-38538

HIGHNVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-06-19. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes

syzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device's xmit path by sending a short (less than ETH_HLEN bytes) skb. To fix it check if we can actually pull that amount instead of assuming.

Tested with dropwatch: drop at: br_dev_xmit+0xb93/0x12d0 [bridge] (0xffffffffc06739b3) origin: software timestamp: Mon May 13 11:31:53 2024 778214037 nsec protocol: 0x88a8 length: 2 original length: 2 drop reason: PKT_TOO_SMALL

[1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65 br_dev_xmit+0x61d/0x1cb0 net/bridge/br_device.c:65 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4903 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4917 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3531 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3547 __dev_queue_xmit+0x34db/0x5350 net/core/dev.c:4341 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3091 [inline] __bpf_tx_skb net/core/filter.c:2136 [inline] __bpf_redirect_common net/core/filter.c:2180 [inline] __bpf_redirect+0x14a6/0x1620 net/core/filter.c:2187 ____bpf_clone_redirect net/core/filter.c:2460 [inline] bpf_clone_redirect+0x328/0x470 net/core/filter.c:2432 ___bpf_prog_run+0x13fe/0xe0f0 kernel/bpf/core.c:1997 __bpf_prog_run512+0xb5/0xe0 kernel/bpf/core.c:2238 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1234 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:657 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:664 [inline] bpf_test_run+0x499/0xc30 net/bpf/test_run.c:425 bpf_prog_test_run_skb+0x14ea/0x1f20 net/bpf/test_run.c:1058 bpf_prog_test_run+0x6b7/0xad0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4269 __sys_bpf+0x6aa/0xd90 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5678 __do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5767 [inline] __se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765 [inline] __x64_sys_bpf+0xa0/0xe0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5765 x64_sys_call+0x96b/0x3b50 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:322 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
20.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2024

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (15)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-38538(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(29)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle (4.15.0.1137.148~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (4.15.0.1183.198~14.04.1) @ trusty2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1136.133) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.126) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.261.267) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1045.43) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1073.73) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1135.144~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1071.71) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.4.0.1142.149~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1120.132~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1142.136) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1078.76) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1039.43) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1055 (5.4.0-1055.59) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-40.40) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-64k (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1009.10) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.231.243~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_42024-08-28redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_22024-08-14redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_22024-08-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_82024-08-13redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_102024-08-08redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_102024-08-08redhat
linuxKernel @ 4.19.324osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38538?
CVE-2024-38538 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes syzbot triggered an uninit value[1] error in bridge device's xmit path by sending a short (less than ETH_HLEN bytes) skb. To fix it check if we can actually pull…
When was CVE-2024-38538 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2024, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-38538 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-38538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38538?
CVE-2024-38538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38538?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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