CVE-2024-38617
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kunit/fortify: Fix mismatched kvalloc()/vfree() usage
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
June 19, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-38617
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d21c9727028fe7ee392223ba127484b1b8677e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7880dbf4eafe22a6a41a42e774f1122c814ed02d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b18072ceb0613629c256b409f4d299829c7ec
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38617.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38617