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kunit: Fix kthread reference
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-38561
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 03:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2024-38561
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3
Complete source record
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