CVE-2024-38659

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-06-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port

enic_set_vf_port assumes that the nl attribute IFLA_PORT_PROFILE is of length PORT_PROFILE_MAX and that the nl attributes IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID, IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID are of length PORT_UUID_MAX. These attributes are validated (in the function do_setlink in rtnetlink.c) using the nla_policy ifla_port_policy. The policy defines IFLA_PORT_PROFILE as NLA_STRING, IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID as NLA_BINARY and IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID as NLA_STRING. That means that the length validation using the policy is for the max size of the attributes and not on exact size so the length of these attributes might be less than the sizes that enic_set_vf_port expects. This might cause an out of bands read access in the memcpys of the data of these attributes in enic_set_vf_port.

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 PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8021b94b0412c37bcc79027c2e382086b6ce449
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee1955a1509a921c05c70dad5d6fc8563dfcb31
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6638e955ca00c489894789492776842e102af9c
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7077c22f84f41974a711604a42fd0e0684232ee5
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25571a12fbc8a1283bd8380d461267956fd426f7
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0d36972edbe56fcf98899622d9b90ac9965227
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca63fb7af9d3e531aa25f7ae187bfc6c7166ec2d
generic

enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enic_set_vf_port - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b649d7e0cb42a660f0260ef25fd55fdc9c6c600

Patch Availability(20)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1013.14.1) @ noble2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.121.121) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1129.122) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-bluefield (5.4.0.1090.86) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1049 (5.4.0-1049.53) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.4.0.1135.142~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1135.129) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1114.126~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-44.44) @ noble2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (6.8.0-1014.16) @ noble2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1011.12) @ noble2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1035.39) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.121.110) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-edge (5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1.49) @ focal2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1072.70) @ jammy2026-05-22ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 4.19.316—osv

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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux4.19.118-1 ... 4.19.98-1~bpo9+1 (46 versions)4.19.316-1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (41 versions)5.10.221-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.27-1 ... 6.1.94-1~bpo11+1 (23 versions)6.1.94-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.9.7-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.9.7-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(19)

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 6× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 186 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 15:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-16 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-15 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-15 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-13 16:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-12 14:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-11 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-08 21:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-07 16:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-07 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-07 09:48 UTCOSV refresh
  14. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-05 15:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-04 13:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-04 05:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-02 14:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-01 04:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-30 19:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-30 01:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-28 21:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-27 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-26 14:44 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 75 more
  1. 2026-08-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-23 00:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-21 23:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 22:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-20 19:01 UTCOSV refresh
  7. 2026-08-19 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-18 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-16 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 02:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-15 01:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-13 21:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-12 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-11 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-10 23:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-09 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-08 16:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-07 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-05 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-05 12:10 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-05 12:10 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-05 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-04 15:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-04 12:04 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-04 12:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-04 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-03 10:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-03 10:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-02 02:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-01 04:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-01 04:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-30 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-30 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-30 01:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-28 15:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-28 12:50 UTCOSV refresh
  38. 2026-07-27 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-25 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-23 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-20 17:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-13 06:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-07-11 04:22 UTCOSV refresh
  64. 2026-07-09 19:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-07-08 15:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-08 15:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-07 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-07-06 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-06 02:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-07-06 02:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-07-05 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-07-01 15:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-06-29 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38659?
CVE-2024-38659 is a high vulnerability published on June 21, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: enic: Validate length of nl attributes in enicsetvf_port enicsetvfport assumes that the nl attribute IFLAPORT_PROFILE is of length PORTPROFILEMAX and that the nl attributes IFLAPORTINSTANCEUUID, IFLAPORTHOSTUUID are of length…
When was CVE-2024-38659 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38659 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2024, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-38659 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-38659 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 84.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38659?
CVE-2024-38659 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38659?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38659, 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-2024-38659

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2024-38659?

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

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs