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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-38381
nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1] nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be validated header size, payload size and total packet size before processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be silently discarded.

INFO

Published Date :

June 21, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38381 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A Linux kernel vulnerability requires updating the kernel and rebooting the system.
  • Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
  • Reboot the system to apply the update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-38381.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-38381 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-38381 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38381 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38381 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15.154 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10.215 up to (excluding) 5.10.219 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.274 up to (excluding) 5.4.278 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.26 up to (excluding) 6.6.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.85 up to (excluding) 6.1.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.19.312 up to (excluding) 6.19.316 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8.5 up to (excluding) 6.9.4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15.154 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10.215 up to (excluding) 5.10.219 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.274 up to (excluding) 5.4.278 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.19.312 up to (excluding) 4.19.316 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.26 up to (excluding) 6.6.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.85 up to (excluding) 6.1.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8.5 up to (excluding) 6.9.4
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-908
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.19.312 up to (excluding) 6.19.316 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.274 up to (excluding) 5.4.278 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10.215 up to (excluding) 5.10.219 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15.154 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.85 up to (excluding) 6.1.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.26 up to (excluding) 6.6.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8.5 up to (excluding) 6.9.4
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1] nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be validated header size, payload size and total packet size before processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be silently discarded.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406cfac9debd4a6d3dc5d9258ee086372a8c08b6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485ded868ed62ceb2acb3a459d7843fd71472619 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b786ab0550d0020191a59077b2c7e069db2d1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4d196d2008c7f413167f0a693feb4f0439d7fe [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8c8e0d0d214c877fbad555df5b3ed558cd9b0c3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53a7f8afcbd2886f2a94c5d56757328109730ea [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017ff397624930fd7ac7f1761f3c9d6a7100f68c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a87abf588536d1cdfb128595e6e680af5cf3ed [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
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