# CVE-2024-39478

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-39478
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jul 5, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Sep 2, 2026

## Description

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

crypto: starfive - Do not free stack buffer

RSA text data uses variable length buffer allocated in software stack.
Calling kfree on it causes undefined behaviour in subsequent operations.

## Affected Products

- Linux — Linux (445a4aaf5842073e4130b1d6dbe3785284d9615f)
- Linux — Linux (6.5)
- Linux — Linux (0)
- Linux — Linux (6.9.5)
- Linux — Linux (6.10)
- Linux — Linux (6.6.156)

## References

- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5944de192663f272033501dcd322b008fca72006)
- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f01649f4eaf1878472d3d3f480ae1e50d98f6c)
- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfd861dadd3a45de257b3d328bf49b64a6f9c5f1)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.22%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 12.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._