VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-40990
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value before using it.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e692244bf7dd827dd72edc6c4a3b36ae572f03cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ab7ada64caf08f10ee5a114d39964d1f91e81dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab99e3613139f026d2d8ba954819e2876120ab3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999586418600b4b3b93c2a0edd3a4ca71ee759bfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0deb0e9c967b61420235f7f17a4450b4b4d6ce2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e692244bf7dd827dd72edc6c4a3b36ae572f03cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ab7ada64caf08f10ee5a114d39964d1f91e81dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab99e3613139f026d2d8ba954819e2876120ab3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999586418600b4b3b93c2a0edd3a4ca71ee759bfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0deb0e9c967b61420235f7f17a4450b4b4d6ce2Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.