Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38596

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Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38596

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92380
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38596
CWE-ID: CWE-366
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-231-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-4.15.0-1183-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1175-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1168-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1158-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1137-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
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kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
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kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
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kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
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kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
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ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
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kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
bpftool
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (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-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (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)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kselftests-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (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-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-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-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (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-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)
dtb-sprd
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-xilinx
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ocfs2-kmp-64kb
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dtb-amazon
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dtb-apple
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dtb-altera
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dtb-cavium
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dtb-broadcom
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-nvidia
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the unix_stream_sendmsg() function in net/unix/af_unix.c. A local user can manipulate data.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-38596

Install update from vendor's website.

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