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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-38579
crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the buffer boundaries. Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2024, 2:15 p.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-2024-38579 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
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability requires updating kernel packages to remediate the identified issue.
  • Update the affected kernel packages.
  • Update the affected packages.
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-2024-38579.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2024-38579 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-2024-38579 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-2024-38579 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 up to (excluding) 6.9.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.8.12 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.219 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.11 up to (excluding) 4.19.316 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.278
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 Types: Patch
  • 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/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6
  • 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. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: bcm - Fix pointer arithmetic In spu2_dump_omd() value of ptr is increased by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len which could lead to going beyond the buffer boundaries. Fix this bug by changing ciph_key_len to hash_iv_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c256b616067bfd6d274c679c06986b78d2402434 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719c8991c161977a67197775067ab456b518c7b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebed0d666fa709bae9e8cafa8ec6e7ebd1d318c6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69a1e4b419c2c466dd8c5602bdebadc353973dd [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49833a8da6407e7e9b532cc4054fdbcaf78f5fdd [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f14ae223c2421b334c1f1a9e48f1e809aee3a0 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0082ee420639a97e40cae66778b02b341b005e5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7a40740f04e2f27114dfd6225c5e721dda9d57 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3460cbf454c6b03d7429e9ffc4fe09322eb1a9 [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: 5.5
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