7.8

CVE-2024-40940

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

net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail

In case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5_lag_create_port_sel_table(),
instead of previously created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted
deveral times.
Fix this bug by using correct flow rules pointers.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.19 < 6.1.95
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.35
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.9.6
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc2
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.01% 0.011
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-415 Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.