CVE-2024-38617

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

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.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 14.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 19, 2024

Last Modified

October 3, 2025

References (8)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d21c9727028fe7ee392223ba127484b1b8677e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7880dbf4eafe22a6a41a42e774f1122c814ed02d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b18072ceb0613629c256b409f4d299829c7ec
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d21c9727028fe7ee392223ba127484b1b8677e
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7880dbf4eafe22a6a41a42e774f1122c814ed02d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b18072ceb0613629c256b409f4d299829c7ec

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-tools-oracle-64k (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-40.40) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1009.10) @ noble	2026-05-23	ubuntu

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.

CWE-763

All Vendor Advisories

(4)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:12 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:44 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:44 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:44 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:40 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:40 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:40 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-23 23:41 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 is a medium vulnerability published on June 19, 2024. 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.

When was CVE-2024-38617 disclosed?

CVE-2024-38617 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2024, with the most recent update on October 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-38617 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38617 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38617?

CVE-2024-38617 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-38617?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38617, 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.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2024-38617

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2024-38617?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs