{"cve":"CVE-2024-38617","nvd":{"published":"2024-06-19T14:15:21.490","modified":"2026-06-17T07:40:43.757","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkunit/fortify: Fix mismatched kvalloc()/vfree() usage\n\nThe kv*() family of tests were accidentally freeing with vfree() instead\nof kvfree(). Use kvfree() instead.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-763"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d21c9727028fe7ee392223ba127484b1b8677e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7880dbf4eafe22a6a41a42e774f1122c814ed02d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b18072ceb0613629c256b409f4d299829c7ec","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03758d5a0932016b6d5f5bfbca580177e6bc937a"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:00.836172422+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-38617","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.11135,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}