CVE-2024-38585 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc() Pass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc() from copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the allocated region.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061949-CVE-2024-38585-4af2@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38585
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38585

History

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}`

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-06-19T13:37:41.170Z

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:14:40.760Z

Reserved: 2024-06-18T19:36:34.929Z

Link: CVE-2024-38585

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:25.876Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-19T14:15:18.610

Modified: 2025-09-17T21:06:31.203

Link: CVE-2024-38585

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-06-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-38585 - Bugzilla

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2024-38585", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2024-06-18T19:36:34.929Z", "datePublished": "2024-06-19T13:37:41.170Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:14:40.760Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:14:40.760Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc()\n\nPass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc()\nfrom copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the allocated\nregion."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["tools/include/nolibc/stdlib.h"], "versions": [{"version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["tools/include/nolibc/stdlib.h"], "versions": [{"version": "5.19", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "5.19", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.93", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.33", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.8.12", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.8.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.9.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.9.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.93"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.33"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.8.12"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.9.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.10"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2"}], "title": "tools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T04:12:25.876Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2024-38585", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:13:53.564231Z"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-11T17:34:55.212Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T04:12:25.876Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2024-38585", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:13:53.564231Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-11T12:42:26.830Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "tools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc()", "affected": [{"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0e0ff638400be8f497a35b51a4751fd823f6bd6a", "lessThan": "791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2", "versionType": "git"}], "programFiles": ["tools/include/nolibc/stdlib.h"], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}, {"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "5.19"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.19", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.1.93", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.6.33", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.8.12", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.8.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.9.3", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.9.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.10", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*"}], "programFiles": ["tools/include/nolibc/stdlib.h"], "defaultStatus": "affected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2"}], "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc()\n\nPass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc()\nfrom copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the allocated\nregion."}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.93", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.33", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.8.12", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.9.3", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.10", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:14:40.760Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2024-38585", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:14:40.760Z", "dateReserved": "2024-06-18T19:36:34.929Z", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "datePublished": "2024-06-19T13:37:41.170Z", "assignerShortName": "Linux"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4BA12D59-8E29-4EF1-A414-EDBA8F11BDDF", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.93", "versionStartIncluding": "5.19", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "FCE796DF-3B50-4DC6-BAE5-95271068FC9E", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.33", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "80550309-67AB-4FD1-AC07-3DED5C4F01B2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.8.12", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E07124C1-19E8-4D21-828D-9932A01D3011", "versionEndExcluding": "6.9.3", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntools/nolibc/stdlib: fix memory error in realloc()\n\nPass user_p_len to memcpy() instead of heap->len to prevent realloc()\nfrom copying an extra sizeof(heap) bytes from beyond the allocated\nregion."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: tools/nolibc/stdlib: corrige el error de memoria en realloc() Pase user_p_len a memcpy() en lugar de heap->len para evitar que realloc() copie un tama\u00f1o extra de(heap) bytes m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la regi\u00f3n asignada."}], "id": "CVE-2024-38585", "lastModified": "2025-09-17T21:06:31.203", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.2, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2024-06-19T14:15:18.610", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6f225aefeb712cdb870176b6621f02cf235b8c"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5996b2b2dac739f2a27da13de8eee5b85b2550b3"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791f4641142e2aced85de082e5783b4fb0b977c2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8019d3dd921f39a237a9fab6d2ce716bfac0f983"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f678c3c336559cf3255a32153e9a17c1be4e7c15"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-125"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}