high 7.8

CVE-2024-38629 json

dmaengine: idxd: Avoid unnecessary destruction of file_ida

published 2024-06-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37492

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

file_ida is allocated during cdev open and is freed accordingly during cdev release. This sequence is guaranteed by driver file operations. Therefore, there is no need to destroy an already empty file_ida when the WQ cdev is removed.

Worse, ida_free() in cdev release may happen after destruction of file_ida per WQ cdev. This can lead to accessing an id in file_ida after it has been destroyed, resulting in a kernel panic.

Remove ida_destroy(&file_ida) to address these issues.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 4 links 3

Linux Linux 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10

debian ubuntu red hat suse

linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.9.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38629

linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-44.44
linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1010.13
linux-ibm Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-azure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-raspi Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-riscv Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-44.44.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38629

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kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5
libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:9315

kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-38629 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 5.5

kernel: dmaengine: idxd: Avoid unnecessary destruction of file_ida

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-21)

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-38629
NVD CVE-2024-38629

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Summary