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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6949-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6949-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6952-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6955-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-763
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:15:23.602Z

Reserved: 2024-06-18T19:36:34.944Z

Link: CVE-2024-38617

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:25.990Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-19T14:15:21.490

Modified: 2025-10-03T15:54:43.490

Link: CVE-2024-38617

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-06-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-38617 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T11:14:19Z