CVE-2024-38577 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-38577

rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow There is a possibility of buffer overflow in show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still possible. Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
edf3775f0ad66879796f594983163f672c4bf1a2, 5.8, 0, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2024
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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