CVE-2024-38561 kunit: Fix kthread reference

2024-06-1913:35:30

Linux

github.com

linux kernel

vulnerability

race condition

kthread

use after free

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

JSON

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

kunit: Fix kthread reference

There is a race condition when a kthread finishes after the deadline and
before the call to kthread_stop(), which may lead to use after free.

CNA Affected

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