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TI-2024-25635 Aliases CVE-2024-38381GHSA-238v-q38r-8xqp

nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work

Priority LOW 38CWE-908Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_rx_work syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1] nci_rx_work() parses received packet from ndev->rx_q. It should be validated header size, payload size and total packet size before processing the packet. If an invalid packet is detected, it should be silently discarded.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219 +6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.19.312 to before 4.19.316; 5.4.274 to before 5.4.278; 5.10.215 to before 5.10.219; 5.15.154 to before 5.15.161; 6.1.85 to before 6.1.93; 6.6.26 to before 6.6.33; 6.8.5 to before 6.94.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux6.9 and later4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19.312 to before 4.19.316; 5.4.274 to before 5.4.278; 5.10.215 to before 5.10.219; 5.15.154 to before 5.15.161; 6.1.85 to before 6.1.93; 6.6.26 to before 6.6.33; 6.8.5 to before 6.9 Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.9 and later Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.19.312 to before 4.19.316; 5.4.274 to before 5.4.278; 5.10.215 to before 5.10.219; 5.15.154 to before 5.15.161; 6.1.85 to before 6.1.93; 6.6.26 to before 6.6.33; 6.8.5 to before 6.9.4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.312 to before 4.19.316; 5.4.274 to before 5.4.278; 5.10.215 to before 5.10.219; 5.15.154 to before 5.15.161; 6.1.85 to before 6.1.93; 6.6.26 to before 6.6.33; 6.8.5 to before 6.9.4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.316, 5.4.278, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.9.4, 6.10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38381
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-238v-q38r-8xqp

References

Patch 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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