Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92371

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38618

Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92371

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38618

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1114-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1130-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-ibm (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_222-default
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_61-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_14-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-default
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1042-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1049-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1090-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1097-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1118-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
dlm-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-xilinx
dtb-lg
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-sprd
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Guardium Data Protection

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the snd_timer_start1() function in sound/core/timer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-38618

Install update from vendor's website.

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38618

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2024-38618

Sources

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